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Haemoglobin combines with oxygen to form carboxyhaemoglobin. True of false?

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False.
Haemoglobin combines with oxygen to form oxyhaemoglobin. Whereas carboxyhaemoglobin is formed by the combination of haemoglobin with carbon monoxide.

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