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Chapter 11, Problem 82P

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A scuba diver breathing normal air descends to 100 m of depth, where the total pressure is 11 atm. What is the partial pressure of oxygen that the diver experiences at this depth? Is the diver in danger of experiencing oxygen toxicity?

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QUESTION:

A scuba diver breathing normal air descends to 100 m of depth, where the total pressure is 11 atm. What is the partial pressure of oxygen that the diver experiences at this depth? Is the diver in danger of experiencing oxygen toxicity?

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Solution 82P

Here, we are going to calculate the partial pressure of oxygen that the diver experiences at this depth.

Step 1:

 Given that, the scuba diver is breathing normal. So the percentage of oxygen in air is 21% which is fixed.

Partial pressure of a component can be calculated by using the following formula.

Partial Pressure of a component : x Total pressure

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