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(a) Copper catalyzes production of hydroxyl radicals via the Fenton reaction.
(b) Copper has a tendency to form stable complexes relative to other essential divalent metals, and hence it is at the top of the Irving-Williams series.
(b) Monovalent copper is also competitive, forming tight protein complexes.
