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| • | Under 1 atm total
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| O2 is
159 mmHg and the solubility of O2 in blood |
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| is 44g/100mL. |
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| • | In
Denver (mile high city) PO2 = 132mmHg and |
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| the solubility of
O2 in the blood is 37g/100mL |
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| • | Mt
Whitney (2.5miles high) PO2 = 98 mmHg and |
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| the solubility of
O2 in the blood is 27g/100mL |
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| • | Mt
Everest (5.8 miles) PO2 =
52 mmHg and the |
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| solubility of O2
in the blood is 14g/100mL |
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