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MODEL 3: PARTIAL PRESSURE Dry air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% argon. A percentage is a ratio: 78% means that out of
24. A certain gas is made up of components a, b, c, and d. Write symbols that represent the partial pressures of each compone
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