If the atmospheric pressure is 770 mm Hg and oxygen represents 13% of the total, then the partial pressure of oxygen is __________.

a) 100 mm Hg
b) 40 mm Hg
c) 10 mm Hg
d) 130 mm Hg


Answer: a) 100 mm Hg

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