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In deep-sea diving, divers use a mixture of gases consisting of oxygen and |
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Answer» Air is not the "ideal" breathing MIXTURE for diving as with a concentration of approximately 79 percent nitrogen, compressed air poses two potential problems for all divers: SUSCEPTIBILITY to nitrogen narcosis and at deeper depths; and decompression sickness. So divers use Nitrox, a gaseous mixture of nitrogen and oxygen. It is also known as ‘ENRICHED Air.’ |
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