Given below are two statements:
Statement I: RBCs contain a high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase.
Statement II: Carbonic anhydrase catalyses the reaction of carbon dioxide with water molecules.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

Both statement I and statement II are correct

answer is C.

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RBCs contain a very high concentration of the enzyme, carbonic anhydrase (minute quantities of the same is present in the plasma too). Carbonic anhydrase catalyses the reaction of CO₂ with H₂O to form H₂CO₃. It also catalyses the dissociation of H₂CO₃ into H⁺ and HCO₃^-.

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