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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 14. Breathing and Exchange of Gases

When the blood contains a high percentage of \(CO _2\) and a very low percentage of \(O _2\) the breathing stops and the person becomes unconscious. This condition is known as

  1. A suffocation
  2. B asphyxia
  3. C emphysema
  4. D eupnea
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(B) asphyxia

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(B) asphyxia,
The condition where breathing stops and a person becomes unconscious due to high levels of \(CO _2\) and very low levels of \(O _2\) in the blood is known as asphyxia.