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Our normal air is only one - fifth oxygen — the remaining four - fifths of nitrogen is simply " ballast ” and plays no part in respiration . Thus the oxygen in the atmosphere contributes only three pounds to the total fifteen pounds of ...
Our normal air is only one - fifth oxygen — the remaining four - fifths of nitrogen is simply " ballast ” and plays no part in respiration . Thus the oxygen in the atmosphere contributes only three pounds to the total fifteen pounds of ...
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oxygen can be carried in the liquid state in suitable storage flasks . The amount of oxygen needed by a man under normal conditions is surprisingly small — just over three pounds a day if he is engaged in continuous moderate exertion .
oxygen can be carried in the liquid state in suitable storage flasks . The amount of oxygen needed by a man under normal conditions is surprisingly small — just over three pounds a day if he is engaged in continuous moderate exertion .
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The facts revealed by the spectroscope are rather disconcerting — there is no sign of oxygen , and we have tests which could detect the presence of this gas even if it were only a thousandth as common as in our atmosphere .
The facts revealed by the spectroscope are rather disconcerting — there is no sign of oxygen , and we have tests which could detect the presence of this gas even if it were only a thousandth as common as in our atmosphere .
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