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Deoxyhaemoglobin Is Bluish in Colour, Oxyhaemoglobin Is Bright Red

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Deoxyhaemoglobin is bluish in colour, oxyhaemoglobin is bright red. This indicates that the crystal field splitting is


A) greater in deoxyhaemoglobin since blue light is higher energy than red light.
B) greater in oxyhaemoglobin since red light is higher in energy than blue light.
C) greater in deoxyhaemoglobin since high energy blue light is absorbed.
D) greater in oxyhaemoglobin since high energy blue light is absorbed.
E) greater in deoxyhaemoglobin since low energy red light is absorbed.

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