In: Chemistry
1. Imagine that you model your lungs as a 5 L sealed balloon at sea level: How would the pressure and temperature at 100 m below sea level affect the speed of the air molecules in your lungs compared to their speed at sea level? Assume that the temperature of your body will adjust to the surrounding temperature as you descend. Keep in mind that, in general, your breathing adjusts to keep the same number of particles of air in your lungs at different depths.
2. When is the effect of particle size on the average pressure larger, at small or at large volumes?