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Why do we exhale 12 times per minute?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 10/17/2024

1. We exhale 12 times per minute because that's how long it takes for the Krebs cycle to go through 12 times (and produce 24 CO2 molecules) - which are eliminated through exhalation. Every exhalation represents one Krebs cycle process throughout the body

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