Which statement is correct As oxygen diffuses from the lungs

Which statement is correct? As oxygen diffuses from the lungs into capillaries, blood becomes deoxygenated. Carbon dioxide diffuses from the alveoli into surrounding capillaries. In the blood, oxygen is bound to hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells. Oxygen diffuses from large blood vessels into the body\'s cells. Oxygen is released from the mitochondria as a product of cellular respiration.

Solution

Among all the statements above,

In the blood, oxygen is bound to hemoglobin, a protein found in red blood cells is correct statement.