Chemistry
Chemistry
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781305957404
Author: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Bartleby Related Questions Icon

Related questions

bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Workers in underwater caissons or diving suits necessarily breathe air at greater than normal
pressures. If they are returned to the surface too rapidly, N2, dissolved in their blood at the
previously higher pressure, comes out of solution and may cause emboli, bends, and
decomposition sickness. Blood at 37 °C and 1 atm pressure dissolves 1.3 mL of N2 gas per
100 mL of blood. Compute the volume of N2 likely to be liberated from the blood of a
caisson worker who is returned to 1 atm pressure after prolonged exposure to air pressure at a
depth of 300 m of water. The total blood volume of the average adult is 4.8 L. Also note that
air contains 78% N2 by volume.
6.
expand button
Transcribed Image Text:Workers in underwater caissons or diving suits necessarily breathe air at greater than normal pressures. If they are returned to the surface too rapidly, N2, dissolved in their blood at the previously higher pressure, comes out of solution and may cause emboli, bends, and decomposition sickness. Blood at 37 °C and 1 atm pressure dissolves 1.3 mL of N2 gas per 100 mL of blood. Compute the volume of N2 likely to be liberated from the blood of a caisson worker who is returned to 1 atm pressure after prolonged exposure to air pressure at a depth of 300 m of water. The total blood volume of the average adult is 4.8 L. Also note that air contains 78% N2 by volume. 6.
Expert Solution
Check Mark
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Chemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, chemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305957404
Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9781259911156
Author:Raymond Chang Dr., Jason Overby Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305577213
Author:Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, Stanley R. Crouch
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
ISBN:9780078021558
Author:Janice Gorzynski Smith Dr.
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
Chemistry
ISBN:9781305079373
Author:William L. Masterton, Cecile N. Hurley
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Bind...
Chemistry
ISBN:9781118431221
Author:Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau, Lisa G. Bullard
Publisher:WILEY