If the $\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } }$ alveolar is 100 mm Hg, the blood leaving the pulmonary capillaries in a normal person will have a $\mathrm { P } _ { \mathrm { O } _ { 2 } }$ of
A)40 mm Hg
B)46 mm Hg
C)100 mm Hg
D)760 mm Hg
E)none of these

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