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Oxygen Concentration
If I have seen further it is by standing on ye sholders of Giants.Isaac Newton, in a letter to Robert Hooke (15 February 1676)

This is an adaptation of a Desmos calculator by Isaac DeWitt ♥ that uses temperature (°F), humidity (%), and pressure (inHg) to compute oxygen (O2) concentration $c_{\text{O}_2}$ in mol/m3. A molar concentration of about 8-9 indicates normal/ideal air, with 5-8 indicating somewhat low, and <5 as poor/dangerous; >10 indicates enriched air.

Margins of error corresponding to various O2 molarity ranges.
$c_{\text{O}_2}$ (mol/m3) Margin of error (±)
<8.33 0.02
8.33–11.64 0.03
>11.64 0.04

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Core Function & Equivalent Representations

Equation derived from the ideal gas law ($P V = n R T$), rearranged to isolate total molar concentration, and then multiplied by the mole fraction of O2. Result in mol/m3; estimated 99.7% accuracy.
$\displaystyle{ c_{\text{O}_2} = x_{\text{O}_2} \frac{P - P_{ \text{H}_2\text{O} }}{R T} }$

Constants & Subfunctions

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Independent Variables
 °F

Convert this input to kelvin (K) with the formula T = (T_F - 32.0) * 5.0 / 9.0 + 273.15.

 inHg

Obtain "dry" pressure in pascal (Pa) using the formula P = P_inHg * 3386.389.

%

Relative humidity (RH) represents the percent fraction of water vapor present in the air relative to the total capacity it can hold at a given temperature. RH is used in the calculator to get the decimal parameter phi = RH / 100.0.


Oxygen concentration: $c_{\text{O}_2} =$  mol/m3

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