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Q.O₂ binds with haemoglobin in a reversible manner to form

(a) oxyhaemoglobin
(b) carbamine haemoglobin
(c) both
(a) and
(b)
(d) none of the above
Nagaland NbseNagaland Board of School Education (Class XI) 2021MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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O₂ binds reversibly with haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin, the main way oxygen is carried in blood.

Haemoglobin (Hb), the respiratory pigment present in red blood cells, has a very high affinity for oxygen. In the lungs, where the partial pressure of O₂ (pO₂) is high, oxygen binds reversibly with the iron (Fe²⁺) of the haem part of haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin. This reversible binding allows oxyhaemoglobin to release O₂ again in the tissues, where pO₂ is lower — about 97% of O₂ is transported this way, with only a small fraction dissolved directly in plasma.

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