Answer
The lungs expand to 622 mL.
Work Step by Step
According to the Boyle's Law:
$$P_1V_1 = P_2V_2 \longrightarrow \frac{P_1V_1}{P_2} = V_2$$
$$V_2 = \frac{(760. \space mmHg)(615 \space mL)}{752 \space mmHg} = 622 \space mL$$
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)
by Timberlake, Karen C.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321967461
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-746-6
Chapter 8 - Gases - 8.2 Pressure and Volume (Boyle's Law) - Questions and Problems - Page 297: 8.20
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