If the partial pressure of oxygen in the atmosphere was halved, what effect would this have on the amount of oxygen that would now dissolve in the alveo- lar fl uid? It would A. decrease to one quarter its former value. B. decrease to one half its former value. C. be about the same as before. D. increase to one and a half times its former value
Option B. If the partial pressure of oxygen in the atmosphere was halved, the amount of oxygen that would now dissolve in the alveolar fluid decrease to one half its former value.
