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How does lightning help plants?

“Lightning breaks apart nitrogen molecules in the air, creating compounds that fall to the ground and help fertilize plants.”

Reference: NOAA

What saturation of sulfur dioxide will cause people to cough

Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a suffocating, choking odor. It is toxic to humans and concentrations as low as 8 ppm will produce coughing. Incredibly, in the Odyssey, Homer describes the burning of sulfur (formation of SO2) as a way that homes were 'fumigated'.

How much of the air is nitrogen?

About 78% of the air we breathe is nitrogen.

Random fact about lightning

Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.

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“Lightning breaks apart nitrogen molecules in the air, creating compounds that fall to the ground and help fertilize plants.”

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