Air contains 78% nitrogen. So when we inhale we are taking in a lot of nitrogen as well as oxygen right? Is this nitrogen harmful for our body or does it have any use?

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Yes, we are indeed taking all the gases present in air but only oxygen is absorbed by our lungs, the remaining is released out as waste gases or blocked by air passage.

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