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BiologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesNEET

Read the given statements and select the correct option. Statement 1: About 70% of CO that enters RBCs changes into HCO for transport in plasma to the lungs where it reconverts into CO for elimination. Statement 2: About 40% of CO that enters RBCs changes into carbaminohaemoglobin which releases O in the lungs.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Statement 1 correctly describes that about 70% of CO entering RBCs is converted to bicarbonate for plasma transport and later reconverted to CO at the lungs, so it is correct; Statement 2 is wrong

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Question ID VK-119312