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  4. The process of migration of chloride ions from plasma to RBC and of carbonate ions from RBC to plasma is:

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Q. The process of migration of chloride ions from plasma to RBC and of carbonate ions from RBC to plasma is:

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During the transport of CO2 through the blood, bicarbonate ions diffuse out of RBCs while chloride ions from plasma enter the RBCs to maintain ionic equilibrium. This is called the chloride shift or Hamburger's phenomenon.