When Oxygen Binds with Hemoglobin, Why Is This Not Oxidation

question 41

Multiple Choice

When oxygen binds with hemoglobin, why is this not oxidation?

• A) When oxygen binds with hemoglobin, it is a full reduction reaction.
• B) When oxygen binds with hemoglobin, there is no oxidation, only oxygenation.
• C) Although electrons are partially transferred from iron atoms to oxygen, the transfer is not complete.
• D) Although electrons are partially transferred from oxygen atoms to iron, the transfer is not complete.

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