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(a) A 75.0-kg man floats in freshwater with 3.00% of his
Chapter 11, Problem 53(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 53PE
(a) A 75.0-kg man floats in freshwater with 3.00% of his volume above water when his lungs are empty, and 5.00% of his volume above water when his lungs are full. Calculate the volume of air he inhales—called his lung capacity—in liters. (b) Does this lung volume seem reasonable?
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QUESTION:
Problem 53PE
(a) A 75.0-kg man floats in freshwater with 3.00% of his volume above water when his lungs are empty, and 5.00% of his volume above water when his lungs are full. Calculate the volume of air he inhales—called his lung capacity—in liters. (b) Does this lung volume seem reasonable?
ANSWER:
Solution
Step 1
A man is floating in freshwater. We have to find the volume of air that he inhales. Given the mass of man is 75.0kg
A)
By ignoring the weight of inheld we get where V is the volume of a man when the lung is full V’&nb