During inhalation, a person s diaphragm, and intercostal muscles contract, expanding the chest cavity and lowering internal
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During inhalation, a persons diaphragm, and intercostal muscles contract, expanding the chest cavity and lowering internal pressure below ambient so the air flows in through the mouth and nose to the lungs. Suppose a persons lung holds mL of air at a pressure of atm. If the person expands the chest cavity by mL while keep the nose and mouth closed, what will be the pressure in the lungs in atm? Assume the air pressure remains constant in the process.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach
ISBN: 978-0073398174
8th edition
Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
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