Problem: Assume that an exhaled breath of air consists of 74.7 % N2, 15.4 % O2, 3.8 % CO2, and 6.1 % water vapor.If the total pressure of the gases is 0.990 atm , calculate the partial pressure of O2.

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Recall that the partial pressure of a gas (PGas) in a mixture is given by:


Pgas=χgasPtotal


where: 

χGas = mole fraction of the gas

Ptotal = total pressure of the gas mixture


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Assume that an exhaled breath of air consists of 74.7 % N2, 15.4 % O2, 3.8 % CO2, and 6.1 % water vapor.

If the total pressure of the gases is 0.990 atm , calculate the partial pressure of O2.

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