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The majority of carbon dioxide produced by our body cells is transported to the lungs :

  1. A
    dissolved in the blood
  2. B
    as bicarbonates
  3. C
    as carbonates
  4. D
    attached to haemoglobin

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About 70% of is transported in the blood in the form of bicarbonate ions () in the plasma.

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The majority of carbon dioxide produced by our body cells is transported to the lungs :
A
dissolved in the blood
B
as bicarbonates
C
as carbonates
D
attached to haemoglobin

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