Oxygen - Periodic Table of Videos
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The team at periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about oxygen - it's number 8 and is among the most "famous" of the elements.
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Hemoglobin can bind to oxygen molecules, thanks to the iron atom in the centre of this metalloprotein. However, another molecule (which forms a gas) can bind to hemoglobin and block oxygen from binding. What is this poisonous gas? In which situations can we stay dangerously surrounded by it?
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