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When the partial pressure of oxygen surpasses , a scuba diver can develop oxygen poisoning. The effect on the amount of oxygen in the diver’s bloodstream at high pressure and the way by which it can be reversed is to be stated.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

"The amount of gas dissolved in a particular liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid," according to Henry's law.

It is given as:

  

where,

  •  = gas solubility
  • = Henry’s law constant
  •  = partial pressure of the gas

 

 

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