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 (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of pigment is chlorophyll?

<p>Coordination compound of magnesium (D)</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 (D)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Copper and iron (C)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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