Why is carbon monoxide toxic to humans?
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carbon monoxide forms a highly toxic substance with hemoglobin known as CARBOXYHAEMOGLOBIN which reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood...to add to it hemoglobin has more affinity towards carbon monoxide than oxygen
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when we breathe in carbon monoxide, it mixes with our blood and give rise to a stable compound called carboxyhaemoglobin. Since our blood doesn't get oxygen.... we suffocate and in extreme cases we may even die.
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