The world record for diving without supplemental air tanks(\"breath-hold diving\

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The world record for diving without supplemental air tanks("breath-hold diving") is about 125 meters, a depth at which thepressure is about 12.5 atm. If a diver's lungs have a volumeof 6 L at the surface of the water, which is their volume at adepth of 125 m? ___ L The world record for diving without supplemental air tanks("breath-hold diving") is about 125 meters, a depth at which thepressure is about 12.5 atm. If a diver's lungs have a volumeof 6 L at the surface of the water, which is their volume at adepth of 125 m? ___ L

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using boyles law which is P1V1=P2V2 we have V1 and i am assuming P1 is 1 atm P2 is 12.5 atm so P1V1/P2 =(1*6 L)/(12.5atm) = .48 liters

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