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NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 14. Breathing and exchange in gases

The partial pressures (in \(\mathrm{mm}\, \mathrm{Hg}\) ) of oxygen \(\left(\mathrm{O}_{2}\right)\) and carbon dioxide \(\left(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\right)\) at alveoli (the site of diffusion) are:

  1. A \(\mathrm{pO}_{2}=104\) and \(\mathrm{pCO}_{2}=40\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{pO}_{2}=40\) and \(\mathrm{pCO}_{2}=45\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{pO}_{2}=95\) and \(\mathrm{pCO}_{2}=40\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{pO}_{2}=159\) and \(\mathrm{pCO}_{2}=0.3\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{pO}_{2}=104\) and \(\mathrm{pCO}_{2}=40\)

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