MEDIUMMCQ SINGLEIChO (Chemistry Olympiad)Inorganic ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryAtmosphere Pollution

What is true about CO gas?

A.It binds to hemoglobin to form stable compound✓ Correct

B.It is carcinogenic in nature

C.Both (a) and (b)

D.It includes the chance of heat attack

Explanation

CO is highly poisonous to living being because it binds to haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin which is about 300 times more stable than the oxygen- haemoglobin complex.

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