BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    The following is a coordination compound of iron

    A)  chlorophyll      

    B)         Mohrs salt         

    C)         haemoglobin     

    D)         vitamin \[{{B}_{12}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Haemoglobin, contains two part viz, haem and globular protein. Haem part of haemoglobin contains one \[\text{F}{{\text{e}}^{\text{2+}}}\]ion (iron) coordinated in a square planar array with the four N-atoms of a porphyrin molecule. Chlorophyll is a coordination compound of Mg, vitamin \[{{\text{B}}_{\text{12}}}\]is a coordination compound of Co while Mohrs salt is a double salt,, not a coordination compound.


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