Equilibrium
Le Chatelier's Principle
Exercises

What conditions exist in the lungs and in the body that drives the reaction
haemoglobin + oxygen <==> oxyhaemoglobin forwards to bind the oxygen molecule and in reverse to release it?
Oxygen exchange in the body.Red blood cells carry the oxygen bound to a protein called haemoglobin.
The animation on the left shows the reaction that takes place in the blood. Carbon dioxide is transported as carbonic acid . What conditions exist in the body and in the lungs to drive this equilibrium and facilitate carbon dioxide removal?
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Lungs are relatively low in carbon dioxide concentration The body produces carbon dioxide and therefore the concentration of this gas is high the active cells of the body.