Which of the following descriptions accurately describes Boyle's law?

A. The partial pressure of a gas in the air you breathe in is equal to the total atmospheric pressure times the fractional concentration of the gas.
B. The pressure of gas in your lungs is inversely proportional to the volume in your lungs.
C. How well a gas dissolves in a liquid such as blood depends on both its partial pressure and its solubility.


Ans: B. The pressure of gas in your lungs is inversely proportional to the volume in your lungs.

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