What will be the partial pressure of oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber where the atmosphere contains 30 % oxygen and is at a pressure of three atmospheres (300 kPa)?
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D: The partial pressure of oxygen is proportional to its percent concentration in the mixture of gases. 30 % of 300 kPa = 90 kPa.
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