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Helium-oxygen mixture is used by deep sea divers in preference to nitrogen-oxygen mixture because ________.

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Helium-oxygen mixture is used by deep sea divers in preference to nitrogen-oxygen mixture because ____.
Updated On: Apr 15, 2026
  • helium is much less soluble in blood than nitrogen
  • nitrogen is much less soluble in blood than helium
  • due to high pressure deep under the sea nitrogen and oxygen react to give poisonous nitric oxide
  • nitrogen is highly soluble in water
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