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9.1 The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere

9.1 The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere

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An agricultural research team is testing crop growth inside a sealed biosphere chamber. The table below shows the percentages of different gases in the biosphere chamber's atmosphere compared to a standard sample of clean dry air.

GasPercentage in biosphere chamber (%)Percentage in clean dry air (%)
Nitrogen75.1578.08
Oxygen18.4020.95
Carbon dioxide4.250.04
Water vapour and argonWWW0.93

Calculate the percentage W W\,W of water vapour and argon in the biosphere chamber's atmosphere.

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9.1 The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /9.1 The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere

7 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 9.1 The composition and evolution of the Earth's atmosphere, covering 9.1.1 The proportions of different gases in the atmosphere, 9.1.2 The Earth's early atmosphere, 9.1.3 How oxygen increased, and 9.1.4 How carbon dioxide decreased. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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