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Oxygen combines with haemoglobin present in RBCs and forms _________________


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RBC(Red Blood Cells)

  1. The red blood cells contain a pigment called hemoglobin, each molecule of which binds four oxygen molecules and Oxyhaemoglobin forms.
  2. The oxygen molecules are carried to individual cells in the body tissue where they are released.
  3. The binding of oxygen is a reversible reaction.

Final Answer: Oxygen combines with haemoglobin present in RBCs and forms Oxy-haemoglobin.


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