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Which gas law explains the uptake of nitrogen into tissues during a dive (nitrogen saturation) and its subsequent release leading to decompression sickness?

Henry's law — the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid Boyle's law — volume and pressure are inversely related Graham's law — rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to the square root of molecular weight Charles's law — volume and temperature are directly related at constant pressure

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Henry's law — the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure above the liquid

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