Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Assuming normal atmospheric conditions at sea level, if you were to release a gaseous product, how would it impact the makeup of the atmosphere?

Would it displace the oxygen and nitrogen percentages equally, or would it displace more or less of one or the other?

Example: you have a methane gas release into the atmosphere. How would that release impact the readings if you were to sample the atmosphere?

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