Carbon dioxide is more soluble in water than oxygen. To get the same amount of oxygen to dissolve in plasma as carbon dioxide, you would have to
A) increase the temperature of the plasma.
B) increase the partial pressure of oxygen.
C) decrease the partial pressure of carbon dioxide.
D) increase the rate of plasma flow through the lungs.
E) either B or C

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Carbon dioxide is more soluble in water than oxygen. According to Henry's law, the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas above the liquid. Therefore, to get the same amount of oxygen to dissolve in plasma as carbon dioxide, you would have to increase the partial pressure of oxygen (choice B) or decrease the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (choice C).

Carbon Dioxide Is More Soluble in Water Than Oxygen