What does an open-circuit scuba system do with exhaled gas?

Discharges it into the environment.

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  1. Converts it back into oxygen
  2. Stores it for reuse later
  3. Discharges it into the environment ✔

Why: Open-circuit scuba vents exhaled gas into the water as bubbles, unlike rebreathers that recycle it.

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Answer: Discharges it into the environment. Open-circuit scuba vents exhaled gas into the water as bubbles, unlike rebreathers that recycle it.

  1. Scuba diving en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving
    Open-circuit scuba systems discharge the breathing gas into the environment as it is exhaled
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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