Question 6.sp.9: A sample of exhaled air from the lungs contains four gases w...

A sample of exhaled air from the lungs contains four gases with the following partial pressures: N_{2} (563 mm Hg), O_{2} (118 mm Hg), CO_{2} (30. mm Hg), and H_{2}O (50. mm Hg). What is the total pressure of the sample?
Analysis
Using Dalton’s law, the total pressure is the sum of the partial pressures.

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Adding up the four partial pressures gives the total:

563 + 118 + 30. + 50. = 761 mm Hg (total pressure)

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