What is the significance of the Oxygen dissociation curve?

What is the significance of the Oxygen dissociation curve?
  1. To study the effect of pO₂ on binding of O₂ with haemoglobin
  2. To study the effect of pCO₂ on binding of O₂ with haemoglobin
  3. To study the effect of H⁺ concentration on binding of O₂ with haemoglobin
  4. All of the above

Solution

The Oxygen dissociation curve is highly useful in studying the effect of factors like pCO₂, H⁺ concentration, etC), on binding of O₂ with haemoglobin.

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