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What process occurs at the boundary between the capillaries and the alveoli?

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Answer:

Diffusion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxygen in the lungs diffuses from the alveoli into your bloodstream through capillaries and carbon dioxide diffuses from the bloodstream into the lungs also through these capillaries. The carbon dioxide is then breathed out.

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