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Why more oxygen is transported by heamog...

Why more oxygen is transported by heamoglobin, than in dissolved form.

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The oxygen is poorly so luble in water, so, only 3%of the oxygen is tran sported in the haemoglobin in reversible manner to form oxyhaemoglobin `(HbO_(2))`.
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