What cylinder factor is used to compute the duration of flow for a 244 cu/ft (H/K) O2 or air cyl-inder?

a. 0.16
b. 0.28
c. 3.14
d. 2.41


ANS: C
Table 40-4 provides cylinder factors for the therapeutic medical gases and common cylinder siz-es.

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