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Henry’s law relates the amount of gas that will dissolve in a liquid to the partial pressure of the gas in contact with the liquid. In which situation would the greatest amount of oxygen dissolve in the liquid lining the alveoli?

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Henry’s law relates the amount of gas that will dissolve in a liquid to the partial pressure of the gas in contact with the liquid. In which situation would the greatest amount of oxygen dissolve in the liquid lining the alveoli? 

  1. Breathing in an atmosphere at normal pressure but enriched to 30 % oxygen.
  2. Resting in a mountain range at a height of 3000 m above sea level.
  3. Seated inside a hyperbaric chamber at a pressure of 3 atmospheres.
  4. Scuba diving at a depth of 10 m underwater
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waelhammad
2022-10-19
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C: The pp of oxygen in the situations described by choices B, A, D & C are 0.7X, 1.5X, 2X & 3X respectively, the pp of oxygen at one atmosphere pressure. Hence choice C would result is the greatest amount of oxygen dissolving in liquid.

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