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How many moles of oxygen in red blood cells of 71 kg man if all hemoglobin molecules were saturated?
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∙ 16y ago
OK, the best I can give for this is a very rough estimate that should be reasonable in terms of orders of magnitude. Actual numbers would vary greatly amongst individuals. Using the Wikipedia entry for Erthocytes (Red Blood Cells or RBC's) an average adult male has 3 x 10 ^13 RBC in their body, and each RBC has 270 million Hemoglobin molecules (which is AMAZING, as each of these is a very complex protein of more than 4000 atoms, that have to arranged in exacting detail to function), and each hemoglobin molecule has 4 Heme units that have the Iron Ion in them that can bind one molecule of Oxygen. So 3 x 10^13 times 270 x 10^6 times 4 gives you the total number of Oxygen molecules that would be bound by all these RBC's if they were all simultaneously saturated with 4 oxygens per hemoglobin molecule. That gives 3.24 x 10^22 molecules of oxygen bound to hemoglobin. Then dividing 2.24 x 10^ 22 by Avogadro's number 6.02 x 10^23 we get 0.053 moles of Oxygenbound to the all the hemoglobin in all the RBC's of an Adult male.
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In blood cells what carries oxygen molecules?
Hemoglobin is the molecule in the red blood cell that carries oxygen. Iron is one of hemoglobin's chief components.
How many molecules of hemoglobin in one red blood cell?
250 million X 4 = < 1 billion4- is how many o2 molecules a single HBn carries assuming they are full saturated(which they almost never are)Actually, one hemoglobin molecule can carry 4 molecules of oxygen. There are ~1 billion molecules of oxygen in each RED BLOOD CELL.
What is hemoglobin carry to the cell?
Hemoglobin carries oxygen to the body's tissues. It is found in erythrocytes.
What is oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells due to?
Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is able to bind to oxygen molecules. Therefore, the presence of hemoglobin the red blood cells makes them capable of carrying oxygen.
What is lack of oxygen in blood?
The term is hypoxemia lack of oxygen in the blood means that the hemoglobin oxygen complex is not being formed properly the oxygen hemoglobin complex is HbO4 if less than four oxygen molecules combine with one hemoglobin then it is called oxygen deficiency in the blood It can also be caused by a lack of red blood cells-anemia
What is the oxygen in the blood transported by?
Oxygen in the blood is transported by hemoglobin.
What makes red blood cells bind oxygen to their structure?
when a red blood cell come into contact with the oxygen, the hemoglobin present in red blood cell produce a compound named " oxyhimoglobin", and thus it carries oxygen.
Which component of the blood carries oxygen?
Hemoglobin molecules on the surface of the red blood cells.
Most of the oxygen in the blood is transported?
Oxygen molecules are bound to the red pigment HEMOGLOBIN, a protein complex found exclusively in red blood cells. A very small amount of oxygen is also dissolved in the liquid portion of blood, but hemoglobin carries the bulk of oxygen.
What is oxygen carrying mechanism of blood?
The hemoglobin in the blood that is found inside red blood corpuscles transport the majority of oxygen in the body. Hemoglobin is made up of four sub-units and these sub-units can attract and hold four molecules of oxygen.
What is the term for blue skin from lack of oxygen in the blood?
It could be anemia, or it could be carbon monoxide poisoning.HypoxiaActually, hypoxia can be characterized as cellular oxygen deficiency and may occur if too little oxygen enters the blood. The correct answer would be anemia.Anemiasimply anemiaAnemiasanemiaAnemia is a blood condition where their is either a reduced amount of hemogloblin molecules, or the inability to efficiently bind oxygen molecules to hemoglobin. Hemoglobin molecules are located within red blood cells. As red blood cells pass through the lungs, the hemoglobin unloads carbon dioxide and exchanges it for oxygen. Up to four oxygen molecules can bind to each hemoglobin molecule. Hemoglobin then transports the newly loaded oxygen molecules throughout the systemic portion of the cardiovascular system, where they are once again exchanged for carbon dioxide at the tissues (and the oxygen is unloaded into the tissues). Individuals with anemia cannot transport adequate amounts of oxygen to tissues because their is either not enough oxygen molecules bound to hemoglobin, or the hemoglobin are not properly functioning as they should. Amemia is the most common type of blood disorder. Hope this helps!anemiaanemia
How many molecules of oxygen bind to one molecule of hemoglobin?
Haemoglobin combines with four molecules of oxygen.
