Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 14 - The Behavior of Gases - 14 Assessment - Page 482: 93

Answer

The partial pressure of oxygen is higher in Death Valley than at sea level because the air is denser as a result of the stronger gravitational pull of the molecules towards the Earth.

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The partial pressure of oxygen is higher in Death Valley than at sea level because the air is denser as a result of the stronger gravitational pull of the molecules towards the Earth.
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