Gas that constitutes nearly 21% of air by volume is .
A
carbon dioxide
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B
nitrogen
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C
oxygen
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Solution
The correct option is C oxygen Air is a mixture of several gases, water vapour and dust particles. It mainly consists of gases namely nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), argon (0.9%), carbon-dioxide (0.03%) and water vapour.