When the breath is held, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) diffuses from the blood into the lungs

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When the breath is held, carbon dioxide (CO2) diffuses from the blood into the lungs at a steadily decreasing rate. Let P0 and Pb denote the pressure of CO2 in the lungs, respectively, in the blood at the moment when the breath is held. Suppose that Pb is constant during breath holding, and let P(t) denote the pressure of CO2 in the lungs at time t > 0. Experiments show that the rate of change of P(t) is proportional to the difference between the two pressures P(t) and Pb. Find an initialvalue problem that describes the diffusion of CO2 in the lungs during breath holding.

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Calculus And Its Applications

ISBN: 9780134437774

14th Edition

Authors: Larry Goldstein, David Lay, David Schneider, Nakhle Asmar

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