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  1. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
    When a visitor to Denver takes a breath, that breath contains fewer oxygen molecules compared to a breath they would take closer to sea level.
  2. substantially
    to a great extent or degree
    Heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure all increase substantially as the body goes into overdrive in an attempt to deliver more oxygen to cells.
  3. fatigue
    temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
    Fatigue increases and rate of perceived exertion increases.
  4. exertion
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    Fatigue increases and rate of perceived exertion increases.
  5. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
    Former New England Patriots linebacker Teddy Bruschi says it was impossible to ignore the altitude anytime he played a road game in Denver.
  6. affect
    have an influence upon
    “It affects you. You feel yourself gasping.”
  7. partial
    being or affecting only a segment
    Each substance that makes up air—like oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and argon—contributes a fraction of this total pressure, called the substance’s partial pressure.
  8. proportional
    having a constant ratio
    Partial pressure is proportional to the fraction of that substance’s molecules in the air mixture.
  9. relative
    properly linked in size or degree or other characteristics
    In any gas mixture, each substance exerts a partial pressure proportional to its relative amount in the mixture.
  10. represent
    serve as a means of expressing something
    Mathematically, this relationship is represented as follows:
    PA = XA × Ptotal
    which shows the relationship between the fraction of molecules, XA, the partial pressure of one gas in the mixture, PA, and the total pressure, Ptotal.
Created on Tue May 19 13:38:02 EDT 2020 (updated Tue May 19 15:07:51 EDT 2020)

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