What happens to the partial pressure of oxygen in the air if the air temperature is increased?

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Pat B. · dwayne
Oct 16, 2014

PV = nRT

So, if the T goes up, the P goes up. This is true of the partial pressure of the oxygen in the air as well. Whenever temperature goes up, the kinetic energy, or movement of the molecules, increases and that causes the pressure to increase as well.

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