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Why does the blood change color as it leaves the capillaries?
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Blood has two basic colors. Red when enriched with oxygen and blue when enriched with carbon dioxide.
The red color comes from the change in color of iron molecules found on hemoglobin.
The variations in the red hue of blood is affected by the amount of iron in the blood, the chemical composition of the blood including salts, proteins and platelets in the blood.
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