When you breathe out, the exhaled air contains approximately 16% oxygen, which is lower than the oxygen content in the air you inhale. The rest of the exhaled air is primarily made up of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
The concentration of oxygen in exhaled air is approximately 16% to 18%. In 8 cubic meters of exhaled air, this would translate to about 1.3 to 1.44 cubic meters of oxygen.
Approximately 20% of inhaled air is oxygen and approximately 15% of exhaled air is oxygen. I know that doesn't answer your question fully, but I hope it helps you gain a little more insight.
Inhaled air contains a greater volume of oxygen than carbon dioxide. Exhaled air is the opposite, since after the exchange of gases in the lungs the carbon dioxide in the blood is transferred into the lungs. Exhaled air contains a greater volume of carbon dioxide than oxygen. Also, there is more water vapour in exhaled air than inhaled air.
The exhaled air contains approximately 16% oxygen, 79% nitrogen, and 4% carbon dioxide. These percentages may vary slightly depending on factors such as metabolism and lung capacity.
General guideline is: inhale air with about 20% O2, exhale with about 16% but you have to consider that you are replacing that inhaled oxygen with exhaled carbon dioxide so its approximately 4 % of tidal volume breath = 0.28 mL/kg. So really we need to know how much you weigh before we can answer that question.
The blood exchanges gases in the lungs. Oxygen is taken in by the blood from the inhaled air, and the exhaled air contains traces of alcohol that the blood has exchanged with the air that was just inhaled. The Breathalyzer device that the police use can detect the alcohol in the exhaled air.
Air is approximately 20% Oxygen.
The amount of inhaled air compared to the quantity of air exhaled by an average human is shown in the graph below. This illistration was copied from Dr. Jay Wile's "Exploring Creation With Physical Science" book. Page 35/ Figure 2.5. One would think that one should inhale the oxygen and exhale CO2 and those are the only substances involved, but that is not the case. One would also wonder why God did not make it so that the quantity of oxygen contained in the air 100% (or at least 85%), but that also is not the case, why? Well, first of all, notice that we inhale a lot of oxygen, as well as exhale a lot of oxygen, because normally we do not need al of oxygen we inhale, so we exhale the excess oxygen. Second of all, if the air contained too much oxygen, it would be way too violent on the lung tissue.
Air has more oxygen compared to an equal volume of water. Air is composed of approximately 21% oxygen, while water contains dissolved oxygen, but in much lower concentrations, usually around 5-8 parts per million.
Inhaled air contains oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and other trace gases. The oxygen is crucial for cellular respiration, while the nitrogen and other gases help maintain the balance and composition of the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a waste product that is exhaled back into the environment.
The atmosphere around you contains roughly 20% oxygen. When you inhale, then exhale, you trap some, but even in exhaling after a breath, you're putting out approximately 14% oxygen. While this isn't as good as 20%, it's enough for someone to survive on, and a heck of a lot better than no O2 at all.