Problem 3: Oxygen transport and carbon monoxide poisoning part I. Hemoglobin molecules are responsible for transporting

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Problem 3 Oxygen Transport And Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Part I Hemoglobin Molecules Are Responsible For Transporting 1 (49.16 KiB) Viewed 14 times

Problem 3: Oxygen transport and carbon monoxide poisoning part I. Hemoglobin molecules are responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood. A single hemoglobin molecule has four absorption sites consisting of Fe²+ ions, but we will simplify things by only considering one site. Fe²+ Fe² A. First consider a single absorption site which has four O₂ molecules nearby (as in, close enough to bind to the site). Take the energy of an empty site to be 0 J, while the energy of the oxygen-bound state is €0₂ = -1.5 x 10-2⁰ J. 1. What are the possible states, and what are their multiplicities? 2. What is the ratio of probabilities of finding the absorption site to be occupied to Prob(0₂) Prob(unoccupied) unoccupied, ? The temperature of the human body is 310 K. 3. What is the absolute probability to find an absorption site in the oxygen-bound state in the above conditions? Express your answer as a percentage.