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Assertion: RBCs contains a very high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase and minute quantities of the same is present in the plasma too.
Reason: Carbonic anhydrase catalyse the formation of carbonic acid from `H_(2)O" and "CO_(2)`

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
RBCs contains a very high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase and minute quantities of the same is present in the plasma too.
Carbonic anhydrase catalyse the formation of carbonic acid from `H_(2)O" and "CO_(2)`.
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