Gaseous Exchange: Pressures

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What is partial pressure?
Partial pressure (P) is the pressure of a specific gas in a mixture.
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How is partial pressure calculated?
It is calculated by multiplying the fractional composition of the gas by the atmospheric pressure.
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What is Boyle's Law?
Boyle's law states that the higher the volume of a given quantity of gas, the more the pressure of that gas decreases.
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What is Henry's law?
Henry's law states that the quantity of gas that dissolves at a given temp is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in the gas phase.
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Name law that accompanies: R= DA (change in p)/ d
Rick's Law of Diffusion
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The rate of diffusion can be optimised by which 3 circumstances?
1) Increasing the areas over which diffusion occurs. 2) Decreasing the pressure difference between the 2 sides. 3) Decreasing the distance over which diffusion occurs.
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It is calculated by multiplying the fractional composition of the gas by the atmospheric pressure.

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How is partial pressure calculated?

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Boyle's law states that the higher the volume of a given quantity of gas, the more the pressure of that gas decreases.

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Henry's law states that the quantity of gas that dissolves at a given temp is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in the gas phase.

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Rick's Law of Diffusion

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