A scuba diver with a lung capacity of 5.2 L inhales at a depth of 45 m and a pressure of

PROBLEM 36P

A scuba diver with a lung capacity of 5.2 L inhales at a depth of 45 m and a pressure of 5.5 atm. If the diver were to ascend to the surface (where the pressure is 1.0 atm) while holding her breath, to what volume would the air in her lungs expand? (Assume constant temperature.)

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Step 1 of 2

According to Boyle's law, pressure and volume of a gas are inversely related to each other keeping the number of molecules and temperature to be constant.

...............................(1)

Rearrange the formula as follows.

..........................(2)

Here,

 = Initial volume

 = Final volume

 = Initial pressure

 = Final pressure.