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About 97% of O(2) is transported by RBC....

About `97%` of `O_(2)` is transported by RBC. The remainging `3%` is

A

Dissolved in plasma and transported

B

Remains in lungs

C

Attached to cell membranes

D

Inside the mitochondria

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Oxygen is carried in the blood in two forms (1) dissolved in plasma (about 3% of the total) and (2) 97 % reversibly bound to hemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin.
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