Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (13th Edition)
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Author: Karen C. Timberlake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8.7, Problem 8.53PP
A typical air sample in the lungs contains oxygen at 100 mmHg, nitrogen at 573 mmHg, carbon dioxide at 40 mmHg, and water vapor at 47 mmHg. Why are these pressures called partial pressures?
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Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (13th Edition)
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