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Solution: Helium is mixed with oxygen gas for deep-sea

Chapter 5, Problem 5.73

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Helium is mixed with oxygen gas for deep-sea divers. Calculate the percent by volume of oxygen gas in the mixture if the diver has to submerge to a depth where the total pressure is 4.2 atm. The partial pressure of oxygen is maintained at 0.20 atm at this depth.

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QUESTION:

Helium is mixed with oxygen gas for deep-sea divers. Calculate the percent by volume of oxygen gas in the mixture if the diver has to submerge to a depth where the total pressure is 4.2 atm. The partial pressure of oxygen is maintained at 0.20 atm at this depth.

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From the given,

Total pressure  =4.2 atm

Partial pressure of oxygen = 0.20 atm

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