1. Use Boyle's law to calculate the change in volume at different altitudes.
   • Imagine there is a bulla, a large blister or sack of gas, in the lungs of a person who is climbing mountains. For each altitude below, estimate the percentage of the expansion of the bulla and explain whether it might become life-threatening.
     • At 1.5 km
     • At 2.5 km

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Answer Boyles Law and Bullas at Different Altitudes Boyles law tells us that for a fixed amount of gas like the air trapped in a bulla at constant tem... View the full answer