It can become an ion because it can lose or gain an electron. It can become a part of molecule because it can form covalent bond with other atoms to gain a full valence shell.
Answer: Explanation:
Sickle hemoglobin differs from normal hemoglobin by a single amino acid: valine replaces glutamate at position 6 on the surface of the beta chain. Therefore the red blood cell bends differently giving it a sickle shape