Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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Chapter 7 - Protein Function: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin, Muscle Contraction, and Antibodies - Exercises - Page 219: 21

Answer

According to Eq. $7-6,$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{p \times \mathrm{O}_{2}}{K+(p \times \mathrm{O}_{2})}$$ When $$p \mathrm{O}_{2}=10 \text{ torr,}$$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{10}{2.8+10}=0.78$$ When $$p \mathrm{O}_{2}=1 \text{ torr,}$$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2.8+1}=0.26$$

Work Step by Step

According to Eq. $7-6,$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{p \times \mathrm{O}_{2}}{K+(p \times \mathrm{O}_{2})}$$ When $$p \mathrm{O}_{2}=10 \text{ torr,}$$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{10}{2.8+10}=0.78$$ When $$p \mathrm{O}_{2}=1 \text{ torr,}$$ $$Y_{\mathrm{O}_{2}}=\frac{1}{2.8+1}=0.26$$
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