NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: PO2 is the pressure is exerted by oxygen in a mixture of gases Reason: Partial pressure is the pressure exerted by a mixture of gas
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion are Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Pressure contributed by an individual gas in a mixture of gases is called partial pressure and is represented as pO2 for oxygen and pCO2 for carbon dioxide.