Nitrous oxide (N2O) is sometimes uses for anesthesia. Inhaled nitrous oxide dissolves in the blood and circulates throughout the body. A commercial gas mixture of 60.% N2O and 40.% O2 is given to a patient for sedation. The gas is administered at a pressure of 745 torr. The Henry’s law constant for nitrous oxide in water is 0.0018 mol L-1 atm-1 at 37 oC. Calculate the concentration of N2O dissolved in the blood.

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Nitrous oxide (N2O) is sometimes uses for anesthesia. Inhaled nitrous oxide dissolves in the blood and circulates throughout the body. A commercial gas mixture of 60.% N2O and 40.% O2 is given to a patient for sedation. The gas is administered at a pressure of 745 torr.

The Henry’s law constant for nitrous oxide in water is 0.0018 mol L-1 atm-1 at 37 oC.
Calculate the concentration of N2O dissolved in the blood.

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