Scuba divers breathe a nitrogen-oxygen mixture rather than pure compressed oxygen in order to avoid what condition?
A) The bends
B) Oxygen toxicity
C) Rapture of the deep
D) Caisson disease
E) Hypoxemic hypoxia

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Oxygen toxicity occurs when breathing pure oxygen at increased pressure, which can happen in deep diving situations. Scuba divers use a nitrogen-oxygen mixture to mitigate this risk.

Scuba Divers Breathe a Nitrogen-Oxygen Mixture Rather Than Pure Compressed