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Partial pressure of oxygen decreases in alveolar air when we inhale the atmospheric air into the lungs.give reason

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During inhalation, carbon-dioxide as well as oxygen enters into the body. The partial pressure of oxygen is less as compared to carbon-dioxide because this blood has just returned from the systemic circulation and contains mostly oxygen.

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