AIIMS2003ChemistrySurface Chemistry
Assertion : Haemoglobin is an oxygen carrier. Reason : Oxygen binds as O ₂⁻ to Fe of haemoglobin.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Haemoglobin is the oxygen carrier in the human blood. It consists of four subunits and one molecule of haemoglobin can carry 4 molecules of O ₂ . O ₂ binds to Fe of heme part.