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During an operation, the patient is given a mixture of gas containing oxygen (so the patient can breathe) and an anaesthetic gas (so the patient is unconscious). Explain why Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures and the Ideal gas Law are important with respect to this medical application.
Would the answer have to do with having a mixture of gases, but each acting as it's own? I'm really confused, so if anyone could clear it up for me I'd really appreciate it!
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
each gas has its own partial pressure. but they have to be careful when they are giving they patient these gases so that the partial pressures dont exceed tehy total pressure that the patients lungs can handle. then the lungs would burst :/. its been a while since i learned this. so do take what i used as scripture haha
