What Is The Color Of Blood?

Chemistry Level 1

It is known that in some species of the phylum Arthropoda have blood that is blue. What chemical element is present in the blood characterizes the color?

C o \ce{Co} B i \ce{Bi} C u \ce{Cu} C s \ce{Cs} R a \ce{Ra}

Juliano Filho by Juliano Filho , 18, Brazil

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Satyabrata Dash
Apr 8, 2016

Arthropods have a respiratory pigment called Hemocyanin .it's a protein which contains C O P P E R COPPER .When hemocyanin is oxygenated it becomes bluish in colour.

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It happen because the existence of Hemocyanin,protein that contain two copper atoms, in their blood.

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See at Wikipedia

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