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  1. In deep-sea diving, divers use a mixture of gases consisting of oxygen and
    1. hydrogen
    2. nitrogen
    3. argon
    4. helium
Correct Option: B

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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