Hemoglobin in our bodies exists in two predominant forms. One form, known as oxy

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Hemoglobin in our bodies exists in two predominant forms. One form, known as oxyhemoglobin, has O2 bound to the iron and the other, known as deoxyhemoglobin, has a water molecule bound instead. Oxyhemoglobin is a low-spin complex that gives arterial blood its red color, and deoxyhemoglobin is a high-spin complex that gives venous blood its blue color.

Part A

Would you categorize O2 as a strong- or weak-field ligand?

weak-field ligand

Part B

Explain these observations in terms of crystal field splitting.

weak-field ligand

Part B

Explain these observations in terms of crystal field splitting.

Explanation / Answer

1) strong field ligand

2) crystal field theory also expalins it and is a high spin molecule hence stron field ligand

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