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why is carbon dioxide transported in dissolved form as compared to the oxygen?

why is carbon dioxide transported in dissolved form as compared to the oxygen?
 

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John Sharon Sandeep
41 Points
6 years ago
Carbon dioxide has higher sollubility in water and readily dissolves with red blood cells.Hence they can be transported in dissolved form unlike oxygen which has a very low affinity to water and hence needs a carrier called haemoglobin for such process.

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