When haemoglobin combines with oxygen, the compound formed is

Haemoglobide

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Haemoglobin oxide

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Haemoglobic oxide

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Oxyhaemoglobin

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Solution

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

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