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Question:

Haemocyanin, the blue colouring pigment of molluscan blood contains Magnesium, Copper, Iron, Manganese.

Copper

Iron

Magnesium

Manganese

Solution:

Haemocyanin is the pigment found in the blood of molluscs, crustaceans and arthropods. The active centre of haemocyanin contains two molecules of copper which bind to a single oxygen molecule. The blue colour of this pigment is due to the presence of copper which is blue in colour. So, the correct option is Copper.