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The Law of LaPlace Predicts That Alveoli at Constant Wall

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The Law of LaPlace predicts that alveoli at constant wall tension are unstable because


A) Small alveoli will have greater pressures than larger alveoli
B) Sm all alveoli will have sm aller pressures than larger alveoli
C) It predicts pressures greater than atmospheric during inspiration
D) It predicts pressures smaller than atmospheric during expiration
E) The Law of LaPlace is not applicable here because it applies only to cylinders

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