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Q. $ CO_{2} $ is transported in blood mostly by means of

AFMCAFMC 2010Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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Transport of carbon dioxide by blood is much easier than that of oxygen due to high solubility of $CO _{2}$ in water. $7 \%$ of $CO _{2}$ is dissolved in plasma, $23\%$ as carbaminohaemoglobin and $70 \%$ as bicarbonates. Major fraction of carbon dioxide released during cellular respiration is transported by blood in the form of sodium bicarbonate in plasma.