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Explain how the Bohr effect helps hemoglobin bind maximum amounts of oxygen in the lungs, and...

Explain how the Bohr effect helps hemoglobin bind maximum amounts of oxygen in the lungs, and release the maximum amount of oxygen in the systemic tissue.

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According to Bohr effect amount of oxygen binded to haemoglobin is inversely proportional to acidity and concentration of carbon dioxide.

As acidity and CO2 level is less in lungs ,so oxygen bind with haemoglobin and in systemic tissue,level of acidity and CO2 is high so haemoglobin release its bounded oxygen here.

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