Calculate insensible perspiration?

1.) 8L/min minute respiratory volume, at 37° and maximum humidity (43mg h2o/L).

How many ml of insensible perspiration is there?

A. 0ml

B. 2.6ml C. 3.4ml

D. 5.3ml

The correct answer should be 0, but isn't it 3.4 ml?

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ZitrusLiebe
1 year ago

A 100% moist air can no longer absorb water.

Didn’t you have gas kinetics and phase equilibriums? There is a perfect balance. The only possibility would be to heat or to dehumidify the air (cool it, remove chemically/physical water). While I think that with even warmer air the water would condense in the lungs, the absolute humidity should then rise even further as the temperature exchange takes place. I’m a physicist, not a medic.