A free-diver's lung capacity is 5.66 L at sea-level where the atmospheric pressure is 760torr.  When she dives to the record-setting depth of 531ft below the surface, the pressure increases to 13004 torr.  What is the size of her lungs (in liters) at this depth.  (she's warm-blodded so assume the temperature of the air in her lungs remains unchaged at 37°C.   Express your answer to three decimal places

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A free-diver's lung capacity is 5.66 L at sea-level where the atmospheric pressure is 760torr.  When she dives to the record-setting depth of 531ft below the surface, the pressure increases to 13004 torr.  What is the size of her lungs (in liters) at this depth.  (she's warm-blodded so assume the temperature of the air in her lungs remains unchaged at 37°C.

 

Express your answer to three decimal places

 

 

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