Statement I: O2 can bind with haemoglobin in an irreversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin. Statement II: Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of CO2.

Question

Statement I: O2 can bind with haemoglobin in an irreversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin. Statement II: Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of CO2. (A) Both statements I and II are correct and II explains I (B) Both statements I and II are correct and II does not explain I (C) Statement I is true and statement II is false (D) Both statements I and II are false

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• O2 can bind with haemoglobin in a reversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin. • Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of O2

Q. Statement I: $O_{2}$ can bind with haemoglobin in an irreversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin.
Statement II: Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of $C O_{2}$ .

Both statements I and II are correct and II explains I

Both statements I and II are correct and II does not explain I

Statement I is true and statement II is false

Both statements I and II are false

• $O_{2}$ can bind with haemoglobin in a reversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin.
• Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of $O_{2}$

Q. Statement I: O2​ can bind with haemoglobin in an irreversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin. Statement II: Binding of oxygen with haemoglobin is primarily related to partial pressure of CO2​.