Answer to Question #229479 in General Chemistry for Rita

Question

If an artificial heart is capable of pumping at least 5.7x107

pints of blood before failure,

how long, in years, will it last in a patient whose average heart rate is 72 beats per

minute and an average stroke volume (the amount of blood pumped with each beat) is

70 mL? 1 pint = 473.176 mL

Answer 1

Time in year =3.4 years