Chemistry in Context
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ISBN: 9780073522975
Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 28Q
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The volume of air in liters that might inhale in a typical day, air that is exhaled in a normal breath, breath per minute and air exhaled per day has to be calculated. This value has to be compared with the volume of air in a class room.
Concept Introduction:
Volume is the amount of space occupied by the matter.
The unit of volume is expressed in milliliters
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