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Helium - oxygen mixture is used by deep sea divers in preference to nitrogen-oxygen mixture, because

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helium is much less soluble in blood than nitrogen

B

nitrogen is much less soluble in blood than helium

C

due to high pressure deep under the sea, nitrogen and oxygen react to give poisonous nitric oxide

D

nitrogen is highly soluble in water

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