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Transport of Carbon Dioxide

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Most of the carbon dioxide in the blood is carried in the form of:

A

carbonic acid

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bicarbonates

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C

carbinohaemoglobin

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D

dissolved

C O_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is A carbonic acid
Most of the $C O_{2}$ in the blood is carried in the form of Carbonic acid.

$C O_{2} + H_{2} O \leftrightarrow H C O_{3}^{-} c a r b o n i c a c i d + (H^{+})$

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