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Which of the following medical gases support combustion? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
I. O2 ||//\\|| ||//\\||
II. N2O ||//\\|| ||//\\||
III. compressed air ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
IV. CO2 - correct answer✔✔C) I, II, and III
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Which of the following statements regarding O2 is false? A) It is only slightly soluble in water.
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B) It is odorless and transparent.
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C) It is flammable. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D) It is heavier than air. - correct answer✔✔C) It is flammable.
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By what means is oxygen for medical use in a hospital most commonly produced?
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A) chemical decomposition
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B) electrolysis ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) fractional distillation
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D) physical separation - correct answer✔✔C) fractional distillation
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What is the most common and least expensive method for commercial production of O2?
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A) electrolysis of water
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B) fractional distillation of air
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C) physical separation by molecular sieves
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, D) chemical decomposition of sodium chlorate - correct answer✔✔B) fractional distillation of
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What is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) purity standard for O2?
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A) 21% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
B) 90% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) 95% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D) 99% - correct answer✔✔D) 99%
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Which of the following methods of producing O2 is commonly used in the home care
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setting? ||//\\||
A) chemical decomposition
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B) electrolysis ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) fractional distillation
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D) physical separation - correct answer✔✔D) physical separation
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Air for medical use in a hospital should be which of the following?
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I. particle-free
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II. oil-free ||//\\|| ||//\\||
III. dry - correct answer✔✔D) I, II, and III
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Which of the following statements about CO2 is FALSE? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A) It does not support animal life.
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B) It is a flammable gas.
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C) It is odorless and colorless.
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D) It is heavier than air. - correct answer✔✔B) It is a flammable gas.
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Which of the following medical gases support combustion? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
I. O2 ||//\\|| ||//\\||
II. N2O ||//\\|| ||//\\||
III. compressed air ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
IV. CO2 - correct answer✔✔C) I, II, and III
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Which of the following statements regarding O2 is false? A) It is only slightly soluble in water.
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B) It is odorless and transparent.
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C) It is flammable. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D) It is heavier than air. - correct answer✔✔C) It is flammable.
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By what means is oxygen for medical use in a hospital most commonly produced?
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A) chemical decomposition
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B) electrolysis ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) fractional distillation
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D) physical separation - correct answer✔✔C) fractional distillation
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What is the most common and least expensive method for commercial production of O2?
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A) electrolysis of water
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B) fractional distillation of air
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C) physical separation by molecular sieves
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, D) chemical decomposition of sodium chlorate - correct answer✔✔B) fractional distillation of
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air
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What is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) purity standard for O2?
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A) 21% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
B) 90% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) 95% ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D) 99% - correct answer✔✔D) 99%
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Which of the following methods of producing O2 is commonly used in the home care
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setting? ||//\\||
A) chemical decomposition
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B) electrolysis ||//\\|| ||//\\||
C) fractional distillation
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D) physical separation - correct answer✔✔D) physical separation
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Air for medical use in a hospital should be which of the following?
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I. particle-free
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II. oil-free ||//\\|| ||//\\||
III. dry - correct answer✔✔D) I, II, and III
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Which of the following statements about CO2 is FALSE? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A) It does not support animal life.
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B) It is a flammable gas.
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C) It is odorless and colorless.
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D) It is heavier than air. - correct answer✔✔B) It is a flammable gas.
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