Empty partitions after install

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So I recently installed manjaro on a laptop that originally ran windows 10. The laptop has an NVME ssd using GPT. After installation my partitioning scheme ended up looking like this:

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is it normal for there to be two empty unallocated space partitions on either side of the linux filesystem and EFI? If so, then what is their use?

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It is normal that some devices has some free space - it has something to do with sector alignment which can be different for different devices.

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