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Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures

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why does a person feel breathlessness at higher altitudes?

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The atmospheric pressure decreases exponentially with altitude and by this oxygen concentration in air also decreases. Due to less concentration of oxygen at higher altitude, the person feels breathlessness.

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