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Ivenika [448]
3 years ago
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What role does lightning play in the nitrogen cycle?

Biology
1 answer:
mixer [17]3 years ago
5 0
Atmospheric Fixation. The enormous energy of lightningbreaks nitrogen molecules and enables their atoms to combine with oxygen in the air forming huge nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rain, forming nitrates, that are carried to the earth.
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