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A large quantity of one of the following is removed from our body by lungs.
(a) $C O_{2}$ $H_{2} O o n l y$
(c) $C O_{2}$ and $H_{2} O$ (d) ammonia

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Our lungs remove large amounts of $C O_{2}$ (18L/ day) and also a significant amount of water every day.
While respiration. $C O_{2}$ Ammonia is highly toxic out is not found in free $N H_{3}^{+}$ form, thus it is immediately converted to a non-toxic form.

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