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Breathing And Exchange Of Gases

Question
CBSEENBI11025800

According to Boyle's law, the product of pressure and volume is a constant. Hence,

  • if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure decreases disproportionately

  • if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure remains the same

  • if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure decreases proportionately

  • if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure also increases proportionately

Solution

C.

if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure decreases proportionately

Boyle's law states that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature. Hence, if volume of lungs is increased, the pressure decreases proportionately.