Suppose that the partial pressure of oxygen in the alveoli is doubled from its normal value of 14 kPa. What would then be the partial pressure of oxygen dissolved in the blood leaving the alveoli?
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D: The amount of a gas that will dissolve in a liquid that is in contact with the gas is determined by the partial pressure of that gas. If pp of O is 14 kPa × 2, then the concentration of O that is dissolved in blood in the alveolar capillaries is also 28 kPa.
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