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Why doesn't dissolved gas in blood come out of solution?
I think you're kind of on track, but I'd explain it a different way. Similar to this Q&A: Why doesn't water enter the venous system if injury happens far underwater? I think the main principle ...
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Why doesn't dissolved gas in blood come out of solution?
Your understanding is correct. The partial pressure of a gas in solution is indeed the pressure it would exert in the gas phase in equilibrium with the liquid.
Regarding why gas doesn’t form bubbles ...
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