Divers get “the bends” when bubbles of N2 gas form in their bloodstream if they rise...

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Divers get “the bends” when bubbles of N2 gas form in theirbloodstream if they rise too rapidly from a deep dive. Calculatethe solubility (mol L−1) of N2 in water (this is roughly equal tothe solubility in blood serum) at sea level and at a depth of 300ft below the surface of the ocean. It is given that: the density ofseawater is 1.01 gcm−3, the density of mercury is 13.6 gcm−3 andthe Henry’s constant of N2 is 86 × 103 atm.

Answer is 6.4 × 10−3molL−1 but idk how they got it

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