Majority of Carbon dioxide is brought by blood from the tissue cells in the form of _________ in the blood plasma.

Carbonic acid

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Potassium and sodium bicarbonate

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Sodium and potassium carbonate

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Carbamino haemoglobin

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Solution

The correct option is A Carbonic acid
Carbon dioxide is transported in the blood from the tissue to the lungs in three ways:
Dissolved in solution
Buffered with water as carbonic acid
Bound to proteins, particularly hemoglobin.
So, the correct option is 'Carbonic acid'.

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