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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

How did carbon monoxide act as a poison for human beings?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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Carbon monoxide is poisonous because it combines with hemoglobin of R.B.C. to form carboxyhemoglobin as.
It inhibits the transport of oxygen to different parts of the body. Thus the body becomes oxygen-starved.