Oxygen in, Carbon Dioxide out. We learn this basic paradigm about breathing from a very early age on. But how does it work? From a chemical viewpoint this is a lot of fun! So let’s look into it 😊

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Sources

Blood, Red Blood Cells and Haemoglobin

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_blood_cell

· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythrozyt

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobin

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heme

· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4moglobin

· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4me_(Stoffgruppe)

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyrin

The Human Respiratory System

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_system

The Bohr Effect and Haldane Effect

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haldane_effect

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_effect

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbaminohemoglobin

Khan’s academy explaining Bohr effect and Haldane’s effect

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHi9ctwDUnc

Coordination Chemistry

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordination_complex

· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komplexchemie

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_covalent_bond

· https://pediaa.com/difference-between-covalent-and-coordinate-bond/

· Inorganic Chemistry by C. E. Housecroft and A. G. Sharpe 1st Edition 2001 ISBN 0582-31080-6

Smokers and Carbon Monoxide

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_poisoning

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboxyhemoglobin

· https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligand

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denticity

Sickle Cell Disease

· https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sickle_cell_disease