Bulk of oxygen diffuses from the plasma into the red blood corpuscles where it joins loosely with Fe2+ ions of haemoglobin (Hb) to form bright red oxyhaemoglobin (HbO2). The process is called

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Bulk of oxygen diffuses from the plasma into the red blood corpuscles where it joins loosely with Fe2+ ions of haemoglobin (Hb) to form bright red oxyhaemoglobin (HbO2). The process is called (A) oxidation (B) oxygenation (C) hydration (D) dehydrogenation

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Correct answer is (b) oxygenation

Q. Bulk of oxygen diffuses from the plasma into the red blood corpuscles where it joins loosely with Fe2+ ions of haemoglobin (Hb) to form bright red oxyhaemoglobin (HbO2​). The process is called

oxidation

oxygenation

hydration

dehydrogenation

Correct answer is (b) oxygenation

Q. Bulk of oxygen diffuses from the plasma into the red blood corpuscles where it joins loosely with $F e^{2 +}$ ions of haemoglobin $(H b)$ to form bright red oxyhaemoglobin $(H b O_{2})$ . The process is called