kg/day
kg O2/day
CMM
Major constituents of dry air, by volume[6]
Gas
Volume(A)
Name
Formula
in ppmv(B)
in %
Nitrogen
N2
780,840
78.084
Oxygen
O2
209,460
20.946
Argon
Ar
9,340
0.9340
Carbon dioxide
CO 2
397
0.0397
Neon
Ne
18.18
0.001818
Helium
He
5.24
0.000524
Methane
CH4
1.79
0.000179
Not included in above dry atmosphere:
Water vapor(C)
H2O
10–50,000(D)
0.001%–5%(D)
notes:
(A) volume fraction is equal to mole fraction for ideal gas only, also see volume (thermodynamics) (B) ppmv: parts per million by volume (C) Water vapor is about 0.25% by mass over full atmosphere (D) Water vapor strongly varies locally[4]
The density of air at sea level is about 1.2 kg/m3 (1.2 g/L).