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Where does the carbon dioxide in breath come from?

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The carbon dioxide is dissolved in the blood, carried to the lungs by the circulation, and breathed out. Every living cell of our body carries out the energy-releasing process of respiration, where glucose (a simple sugar) is slowly "burnt" (oxidised) to give off carbon dioxide (excreted through the lungs) and water
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