Atmospheric pressure atop Mt. Everest is 3.30x10^4N/m^2. a) What is the partial pressure of...
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Atmospheric pressure atop Mt. Everest is 3.30x10{eq}^4 {/eq}N/m{eq}^2 {/eq}.
a) What is the partial pressure of oxygen there if it is 20.9% of the air?
b) What percent oxygen should a mountain climber breathe so that its partial pressure is the same as at sea level, where atmospheric pressure is 1.01x10{eq}^5 {/eq}N/m{eq}^2 {/eq}?
c) One of the most severe problems for those climbing very high mountains is the extreme drying of breathing passages. Why does this drying occur?
Partial pressure
Dalton's law states the concept of partial pressure. According to law, the pressure of the mixture of ideal gases is given as the sum of the partial pressure of individual gas contained in the mixture.
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The partial pressure of oxygen at sea level is,
{eq}\begin{align*} P &= \left( {3.30 \times {{10}^4}\;{\rm{N/}}{{\rm{m}}^{\rm{2}}}}...
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