The ethereal quality of the air element is captured in this portfolio of the gases.
To the alchemist air represented both mind and soul. It is the energy that flows through our imagination which brings new ideas and possibilities to life – both creative and destructive.
Hydrogen – Element 1
The first element, hydrogen, forms the foundation of stars. It is the most abundant element in the universe and as a gas it is highly combustible.
Nitrogen – Element 7
Nitrogen is the most abundant element in the air we breathe. Approximately 78% of the Earth’s atmosphere is nitrogen.
It is essential to life and is a key building block of our DNA.
Oxygen – Element 14
The most important gas in the cycle of life, oxygen is essential to living organisms, being taken up by animals, which convert it to carbon dioxide; plants, in turn, utilize carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and return the oxygen to the atmosphere.
Fluorine – Element 9
Used as an agent to strengthen tooth enamel, flourine in its gaseous form is pungent and highly toxic when inhaled.
Chlorine – Element 17
A deadly gas that has been used as a weapon of war, chlorine is a poisonous gas that attacks the respiratory system, with death winging down on all those that breathe it.
