Biological Importance of Coordination Compounds
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Which metal is responsible for the pigment in chlorophyll, the compound involved in photosynthesis?

  • Platinum
  • Cobalt
  • Iron
  • Magnesium (correct)
  • What metal is the coordination compound of haemoglobin, the red pigment in blood that acts as an oxygen carrier?

  • Iron (correct)
  • Magnesium
  • Platinum
  • Cobalt
  • Which metal is the coordination compound of Vitamin B12, also known as cyanocobalamin and an anti-pernicious anaemia factor?

  • Cobalt (correct)
  • Magnesium
  • Platinum
  • Iron
  • Which chelating ligand is used to remove excess copper and iron by the formation of coordination compounds?

    <p>D-penicillamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which compound is used in the treatment of lead poisoning due to its ability to form coordination compounds with lead ions?

    <p>EDTA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of pigment is chlorophyll?

    <p>Coordination compound of magnesium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of D-penicillamine and desferrioxime B in chelate therapy?

    <p>Removal of excess copper and iron</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medicinal significance of EDTA in treatment?

    <p>Treatment of problems caused by the presence of toxic metals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which metal ions are effectively inhibited by some coordination compounds of platinum?

    <p>Copper and iron</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for detection and estimation of metal ions by classical and instrumental methods of analysis?

    <p>Formation of coordination entities with various ligands and metal ions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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