Chapter 48.1, Problem 1R

Summary Introduction

To review:

The partial pressure of the oxygen in the air that is inhaled, at sea level, at 10 m underwater, and at 2,000 m above the sea level (atmospheric pressure is 80% that of the sea level).

Introduction:

The partial pressure of the gas is defined as the part of the volume occupied by that particular gas in the mixture of the gases. In the atmosphere, the oxygen occupies 21% of the total gases present in the atmosphere.