What Problem Could Happen If Deep Sea Divers Used Pure

question 16

Multiple Choice

What problem could happen if deep sea divers used pure oxygen in their tanks?

• A)hypoxia
• B)oxygen toxicity
• C)nitrogen narcosis
• D)rapture of oxygen
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

Referring to a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes than another solution, leading to osmosis.

Metabolic Alkalosis

A condition characterized by an increase in the body's pH level due to an excess of bicarbonate in the blood.

Arterial Blood

Blood that is oxygen-rich, having been oxygenated in the lungs and pumped by the heart through the arteries to the body.

Vomiting

The forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth.