Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers Providing Pure Oxygen (O₂) at Pressures Greater

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Short Answer

Hyperbaric oxygen chambers providing pure oxygen (O₂) at pressures greater than 1 atm are used to treat divers suffering from decompression sickness as well as patients with thermal burns and carbon monoxide poisoning. What is the pressure in a chamber with a volume of 2,500 L containing 5,000 g of oxygen at 298 K?

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