Leakage is a factor in such things. There is no such thing as a
perfect seal. I am not an automotive expert, but I bet the
leakage is more significant than the reactivity.
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:35:01 -0600, Schlosser, Robert
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>I really don't believe that is has a thing to do with the size of the molecule,
but more the fact that oxygen is highly reactive and will react with the tire
material, depleting the inflation gas of up to 20% of its volume and pressure.
Just my thoughts.
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>On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:30:18 -0600, Jerry Fochtman
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>>Given Nitrogen atom is larger/heavier than O2...perhaps helps the car
>>hug the road and corner better... :-)
>
>That is a new one on me? I thought the Nitrogen Molecule was
>smaller and lighter (a little bit) than Oxygen. Turns out it is lighter,
>but bigger.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen
>
>Density (0 °C, 101.325 kPa)
>1.251 g/L
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen
>
>Atomic radius 65 pm
>
>Density (0 °C, 101.325 kPa)
>1.429 g/L
>
>Atomic radius 60 pm
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