Given that the percent nitrogen gas in the air at sea level is 78%, what is the partial pressure of nitrogen gas?

A) 78 mm Hg
B) 100 mm Hg
C) 167 mm Hg
D) 593 mm Hg
E) 780 mm Hg

Partial Pressure

The pressure that a gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume.

Nitrogen Gas

A diatomic gas that is colorless, odorless, and makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere, used by certain bacteria to produce usable forms of nitrogen for plants.

Sea Level

The average height of the sea's surface between high and low tide, used as a base reference for measuring elevation and depth on Earth.