When Poiseuille's law is rearranged for flow with pressure remaining constant, what impact would reducing the radius of a tube by 50% have on the gas flow?
a. It would be reduced to 1/16 of the original flow
b. It would increase to 16 times more than the original flow
c. It would be reduced to 1/4 the original flow
d. It would increase to 16 times more than the original flow
a. It would be reduced to 1/16 of the original flow
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