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Which of the following components of air is present in the largest amount in the atmosphere?

The air is the mixture nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapour and smoke. Nitrogen is the component of air which is present in the largest amount in the atmosphere. It occupies 78% of the atmosphere.

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