Hemoglobin is a large protein molecule that is responsible for carrying oxygen through the blood. Iron ions are a relatively small component of hemoglobin. There are four Fe2+ions that are part of the much larger hemoglobin structure. In a single red blood cell there are 2.50x108molecules of hemoglobin. If a single Fe2+ion has an atomic radius of 75.1 pm and a redblood cell has a volume of 95 μm3, what percentage of the total red blood cell volume is taken up by Fe2+ions?

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Answer:

The percentage of volume taken by iron(II) in the blood cell is 0.0019%.

Explanation:

Radius of iron(II) ions ,r= 75.1 pm =[tex] 7.51\times 10^{-5} \mu m[/tex]

1 pm = 10^{-6} μm

Volume of sphere  =[tex]\frac{4}{3}\pi r^3[/tex]

Volume of single iron(II) ion = V

[tex]V=\frac{4}{3}\times 3.14\times (7.51\times 10^{-5} \mu m)^3[/tex]

[tex]V=1.7742\times 10^{-12} \mu m^3[/tex]

Number of iron(II) ions in one hemoglobin structure = 4

Number of hemoglobin structure in blood cell = [tex]2.50\times 10^8[/tex] molecules

Then number of iron (II) ions in [tex]2.50\times 10^8[/tex] molecules of hemoglobin:

[tex]4\times 2.50\times 10^8 ions=10^9 ions[/tex]

Volume of [tex]10^9[/tex] ions of iron = [tex]V\times 10^9[/tex]

Volume of the  hemoglobin structure,V' = [tex]95 \mu m^3[/tex]

Percentage volume of iron (II) ions in a single blood cell:

[tex]\frac{10^9\times V}{V'}\times 100[/tex]

[tex]\frac{10^9\times 1.7742\times 10^{-12} \mu m^3}{95 \mu m^3}\times 100[/tex]

=[tex]0.0019\%[/tex]