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[-] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 55 points 2 weeks ago

Nitrogen as a gas (N2) has a triple bond to another nitrogen. Those are the hardest bonds to break. CO2 has strong double bonds to oxygen, but those are easier to break. Bacteria and fungi are able to split nitrogen and supply it to plant roots in exchange for carbon (sugars) in symbiotic relationships.

Side note, but we're starting to see the exchange rates of nitrogen and carbon shift, because plants are now absorbing/exchanging so much carbon from the air

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 26 points 2 weeks ago

Too cool! Thank you for educating me! I'm american, I think that means I owe you 200 thousand in student loans, right?

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