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(a) How does `CO_(2)` enter the lungs from blood?

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(a) `CO_(2)` enters the lungs from blood by diffusion due to pressure gradient `(P_(CO_(2))` in pulmonary capillary blood is 46 mm Hg, `P_(CO_(2))` of alveolar air is 40 mm Hg.
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