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To: Eugene
To: Hubbard <ghubbard@at*.ti*.co*>
Subject: Re: O2 Toxicity
From: Richard Pyle <deepreef@bi*.bi*.Ha*.Or*>
Cc: techdiver@opal.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:35:49 +22305714 (HST)
> The relationship between CO2 fraction and oxygen toxicity sounds
> interesting, but O2 is NOT a lighter molecule than N2.  O2 has a molecular
> weight of 32; N2 has a molecular weight of 28.  I thought he might have
> meant viscosity, so I looked that up, and viscosity for oxygen is higher
> than air which is higher than nitrogen.  What have I missed?


OOPS!  I stand corrected!  (Blushing vibrant red...)  I had the two
molecular weights reversed in my head...

Sorry folks, And thanks for the correction, Gene!

Aloha,
Rich


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