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Question
What is wrong in the statement "We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide".
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Solution
We inhale air which contains more oxygen and less carbon dioxide. We exhale air which contains more carbon dioxide and less of oxygen. Therefore, the statement "We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide" is wrong.
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