Atmospheric pressure at sea level is equal to a column of 760 mm Hg. Oxygen makes up 21% of the atmosphere by volume. The partial pressure of oxygen in such conditions is
A) 160 mm Hg.
B) 16 mm Hg.
C) 120/75.
D) 21/760.
E) 760/21.
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