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oemBiology oemBiology
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5 years ago
The atmosphere normally consists of 20.93% oxygen. The human body is naturally adapted to breathe atmospheric oxygen at a pressure of approximately 160 torr at sea level. When barometric pressure is changing (rising / falling), I would like to know on whether air contents of  20.93% oxygen in sea levels would be changing (rising / falling) or not.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
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Educator
5 years ago Edited: 5 years ago, bio_man
There is a correlation between altitude and percent oxygen that shown in this table (click it for full view)


oemBiology Author
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5 years ago
On sea level as benchmark, do air contents of oxygen get higher under higher / rising barometric pressure? as comparing under lower / falling barometric pressure?

Do you have any suggestions?
Thank you very much for any suggestions (^v^)
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5 years ago Edited: 5 years ago, duddy
I think bio_man is wrong because as altitude increases, total air pressure decreases. For example, there are fewer molecules present in the given volume of air. This means that the percentage oxygen in those molecules at higher altitude is exactly the same as 21% as that of the sea level, except that there are fewer molecules of everything including oxygen.

I may be wrong, but this is how I've always looked at it.

On sea level as benchmark, do air contents of oxygen get higher under higher / rising barometric pressure? as comparing under lower / falling barometric pressure?

If what I've said to be true, you're going to have 21% at sea level regardless of what the pressure is that day (high/low, etc.)....



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Educator
5 years ago
Rookie mistake, you're right.  Flushed Face  Undecided
oemBiology Author
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5 years ago
Thanks, to everyone very much for suggestions (^v^)
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