What is the role of bacteria and lightning in the nitrogen cycle ?

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Florian Treml · Answer 1 · 2021-12-26T06:52:37+0000

Answer: Atmospheric Fixation

The enormous energy of lightning breaks nitrogen molecules and enables their atoms to combine with oxygen in the air forming nitrogen oxides. These dissolve in rain, forming nitrates, that are carried to the earth.

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