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Oxygen has a very low solubility in blood plasma, which is the reason why...

-gas bubbles form in the blood under normal circumstances
-oxygen is unable to diffuse through the respiratory membrane
-oxygen is converted to bicarbonate ion for transport in the blood
-erythrocytes are essential to survival

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Gas bubbles form in the blood under normal circumstances. Carbon dioxide is rather converted into bicarbonate ion for transport in the blood.

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