How does the ideal gas law relate to scuba diving?

Answer 1

Well, what is the golden rule of scuba-diving...?

...and while I have never done it since I lived in England, I still remember that the golden rule of scuba diving is NEVER HOLD YOUR BREATH....and a lot of rec divers have perished this way. See this old answer for more details.

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Answer 2

Jose Ayala

The ideal gas law is relevant to scuba diving as it describes the relationship between pressure, volume, and temperature of gases. It helps calculate changes in gas volume and pressure experienced by divers at different depths and temperatures.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.