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No. We would be fine for a little while, but "live on" implies long term, so no, we can't.
Our bodies are accustomed to breathing a mixture of 21% oxygen, the remainder being almost all nitrogen. Breathing 100% oxygen at normal pressure (1 atmosphere) will cause serious problems, most notably a buildup of fluid in the lungs. Long term this would likely be fatal. Reducing the pressure helps alleviate these symptoms, but may well also have long term deleterious effects.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoTo "drink" oxygen, it would need to be liquid. Liquid oxygen, or LOX, is highly reactive to organic materials--human flesh. It is also a cryogenic compound, and at room temperatures can be −297.33 °F (−182.96 °C). LOX that contacts carbon materials (human flesh) can ignite or react explosively with simple contact.
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∙ 14y agoYes you can. But not for indefinitely long periods
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∙ 13y agoYes'we can breathe pure air in the oxygen layer ,but it is also harmful for us
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∙ 14y agoNo. This was proved in the late eighteenth century by putting a guinea pig in a pure oxygen atmosphere and it died
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∙ 14y agoAt an oxygen bar, which are most common in Japan, but avilable in certain cities worldwide.
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∙ 14y agono, liquid oxygen is very cold -297.3°F
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Do you breathe in more oxygen or nitrogen?
you breathe in more nitrogen then oxygen because there is 78% n in the air and 21% o in the air
What can oxygen do?
oxygen can help you breathe and more.............
Is pure oxygen dangerous?
Yes. Pure oxygen is a fire hazard.
Can you find hydrogen in the home?
You can find hydrogen in various compounds around the home. not in a pure state however. Electrolysis can separate water into relatively pure oxygen and hydrogen gas.
If you breathe in pure nitrogen what will happen?
Nitrogen is an inert gas. over 70% of the air you are breathing right now is nitrogen, so nothing. Breathing pure nitrogen would be bad only because theres no oxygen in it. breathing pure nitrogen you would lose conciousness from lack of oxygen within seconds and eventually die, because your organism has no use for it and it's same as breathing nothing and dying because of lack of oxygen.
What is a pure gas?
When it has no other gasses mixed with it. For example, we breathe oxygen, but we do not breathe pure oxygen because it is mixed with nitrogen.
Can humans breathe oxygen and hydrogen combine?
no it is completely different are bodies cant breathe that only pure oxygen(o2). although fish can breathe the dissolved oxygen in water
Is the air we breathe pure oxygen?
No. It is only about 21% oxygen. Air is about 78% nitrogen.
Why is pure oxygen used in oxygen tents to speed up the recovery of patients in hospital?
It is because that it is so pure that only oxygen can be breathe inside.
Why it is harmful to breathe in it pure oxygen?
because it doesn't have hydrogen in it. we should only breathe in H2O, in air form.
Do cows breath out oxygen?
Yes, but in the form of carbon dioxide, with contains two atoms of oxygen and one of carbon. Cows don't breathe out the pure form of oxygen; they breathe in oxygen as well as nitrogen from the atmosphere.
How much pure oxygen does it take to kill you?
somr people may say not much but that's a lie hospital use pure oxygen for life support you can breathe in pure oxygen for 12 years strait and not die
Do crustaceans absorb the CO2 in the sea?
no, they breathe out c0,2 they breathe in the oxygen they can find
Can hydrogen hurt you if you breathe the gas?
Hydrogen gas is not toxic. Of course, if you were to breathe pure hydrogen you would soon suffer from lack of oxygen.
What are two uses for oxygen therapy equipment?
There is high concentrated oxygen treatments, or there is the standard oxygen treatments. The high concentrated is almost pure oxygen, people like doctors and scuba divers breathe pure oxygen almost every day.
How do you find pure oxygen?
Canisters of pure oxygen can be purchased from chemical supply companies. You can also produce pure oxygen through electrolysis of water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Why must welder immediately change clothing if the clothing becomes saturated with oxygen?
Pure oxygen is extremely flammable (the air we breathe is only about 21% oxygen).
