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When hydrogen peroxide is applied on the wound as a disinfectant, there is frothing at the site of injury. which is due to the presence of an enzyme in the skin that uses hydrogen peroxide as a substrate to produce.

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Hydrogen
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Water
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Carbon Dioxide
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Oxygen
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Solution

The correct option is D Oxygen
The peroxidase is the enzyme which is present in the blood. The hydrogen peroxide is used by the enzyme peroxidase to produce oxygen. When the hydrogen peroxide is applied as a disinfectant to the site of injury, there is frothing due to the production of oxygen.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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