If the alveolar $\mathrm { P } _ { 0 _ { 2 } }$ is 100 mm Hg, the blood leaving the pulmonary capillaries in a normal person will have a $\mathrm { P } _ { 0 _ { 2 } }$ of
A) 40 mm Hg
B) 46 mm Hg
C) 100 mm Hg
D) 760 mm Hg
E) none of these

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In a normal person, the blood leaving the pulmonary capillaries will equilibrate with the alveolar $\mathrm { P } _ { 0 _ { 2 } }$, which is 100 mm Hg.

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