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Q. Hamburger’s phenomenon is also known as

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During transport, most of $CO_2$ is passed into erythrocytes. A major part (nearly 70%) forms carbonic acid and then bicarbonate.
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A seizable portion of bicarbonate passes out into the plasma in return from chloride ($Cl^-$ ). It is called chloride shift or Hamburger’s phenomenon.