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On the basis of Boyle's law, explain why
mountaineers carry oxygen cylinders with them.

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Boyle's Law states that 'at constant temperature, the pressure of a fixed amount of gas varies inversely with the volume of the gas. Mountaineers have to carry oxygen cylinders with them to restore normal breathing because at high altitude the density of air is less.

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