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For breathing. Deep-sea divers use a mixture of dioxygen and

A

`Ne`

B

`He`

C

`Ar`

D

`Xe`

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An oxygen/helium mixture is used by divers, since He is less soluble in the blood than `N_(2)` , which is notorious for causing sickness, or the 'bends'.
Asthma patients also inhale a mixture of `O_(2)` and He to cope with their breathing troubles.
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