Lung pressure = atmospheric Pressure + liquid pressure
P1 = P0 + hpg. Hence P1 = (1.01 × 105) + (0.4 × 10 × 1000) = 1.05 × 105 N/m2
raphael answered the question on October 9, 2018 at 07:20
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