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Explain how carbon dioxide is transported in the blood. (Note,this is asking for the HOW, not the WHY.)

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Carbon dioxide molecules are transported in the blood from body tissues to the lungs by one of three methods dissolution directly into the blood binding to hemoglobin or carried as a bicarbonate ion 1 carbon dioxide is more soluble in blood than oxygen About 5 to 7 percent of all carbon dioxide is dissolved in the plasma Carbon dioxide is 20 times more soluble than oxygen it obeys Henrys law which states that the number of molecules in solution is proportional to the partial pressure at the liquid surface The carbon dioxide solubility coefficient is 00308 mmol per litre per    See Answer
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