Chemistry, asked by Debangana5806, 1 year ago

Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal air poisoning in many parts of the world. What makes it such a fatal gas? Co dissolves in c

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Answered by AddyThakur03

CO shows poisonous nature because whenever we inhale it , it combines with haemoglobin forming a compound named carboxyhemoglobin. This reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin and hence is fatal.

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