What if the Earth's atmosphere was 1% Xenon?

CXe2 is not. But what about those little microbes who live in the bottom of the ocean? Surely THEY don't need oxygen right? Or maybe the infamous “water bear” could survive ... The world would quickly develop an atmosphere of Nitrogen, Xenon and Hydrogen gasses as all organic material disintegrates. read more

Most likely nobody would notice. Xenon is almost completely inert, so it isn’t going to alter the chemistry of anything, living or dead. Our atmosphere contains nearly 1% argon, and it doesn’t cause any problems to anyone. read more

Earth's atmosphere, which is around 300 miles thick, is mainly made of nitrogen and oxygen, although there are many other trace substances in its composition. Trace substances make up only 1 percent of the bulk of the atmosphere while nitrogen (78 percent), oxygen (21 percent) and argon (1 percent) make up the rest. read more

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