Question

The human body has an average temperature of 98°F. Assume that the vapour pressure of the blood in the veins behaves like that of pure water. Find the minimum atmospheric pressure which is necessary to prevent the blood from boiling. Use figure of the text for the vapour pressures.

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Explanation:

The temp. of body is 98°F = 37°C At 37°C from the graph SVP = Just less than 50 mm B.P. is the temp. when atmospheric pressure equals the atmospheric pressure. Thus min. pressure to prevent boiling is 50 mm of Hg.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/63194/the-human-body-has-an-average-temperature-of-98-assume-that-the-vapour-pressure-of-the-blood?show=63197