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Nitrogen (N2):
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(1) is inert chemically,
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(2) has molecular speeds
too slow to escape to space,
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(3) is not very soluble in
water.
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The amount of nitrogen being cycled out of the atmosphere
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was limited.
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Nitrogen became the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
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