Scuba divers are warned that if they must make a rapid ascent, they should exhale on the way up. If a diver rapidly ascends to the surface with lungs full of air, his lungs could be damaged. Explain why this is so.

Scuba divers are warned that if they must make a rapid ascent, they should exhale on the way up. If a diver rapidly ascends to the surface with lungs full of air, his lungs could be damaged. Explain why this is so.

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