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| What is Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures? |
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- The sum of the partial pressures is equal to the ambient pressure
- Percent of the gas x ambient pressure (760 mmHg) = the partial pressure of the gas
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- The mass (mL) of a gas that dissolves in a liquid at a given temperature is proportional to the partial pressure of the gas
- CO2 has a higher solublity in water than O2
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| How does the partial pressure of oxygen change from the air to the alveolus? |
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| How does the partial pressure of CO2 change from air to alveolus? |
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| What gas has the greatest partial pressure? |
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| What is the diffusion capactiy? |
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- The amount of air that diffuses through a membrane per minute in 1 mmHg pressure gradient
- Normal is 20
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- A fixed quantity of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure to which the gas is subjected
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- At a constant pressure, the volume occupied by a fixed mass of gas varies in direct proportion to the absolute temperature
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