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25 Feb 19

Oxidation state of iron in haemoglobin is___🤔 A)0 B)+2 C)-2 C)+3 Pls give the solution of the question??

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Erfan

Iron in hemoglobin must be in ferrous (+2) state to bind oxygen. If it is ferric (+3) hemoglobin is called methemoglobin it can not bind oxygen.

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