The Amount of Oxygen or Carbon Dioxide That Diffuses Across

question 34

Multiple Choice

The amount of oxygen or carbon dioxide that diffuses across the membrane of an alveolus depends both on the differences in partial pressure on both sides of the membrane and on the surface area of the membrane. This describes which of the following?

• A) Stokes-Einstein equation
• B) Dalton's law of partial pressures
• C) Charles's law
• D) Fick's law of diffusion
• E) Ideal gas law

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