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Yes, and it has an affinity for hemoglobin 400 times greater than oxygen.
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What compound is CO in chemisry?
Carbon monoxide. odorless and deadly.
What are carbon monoxide detectors used for?
carbon monoxide detectors used for detecing carbon monoxide that is a odorless deadly gas that can come into your home and hurt your family. they detect it and warn you
What form does dihydrogen monoxide come in?
Dihydrogen Monoxide can be solid, liquid, or gas P.S. another way of saying dihydrogen monoxide is water, in case you believed in the deadly, odorless, colorless, DHMO
Are fire bush leaves harmful to dogs?
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly, colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. It is produced by the incomplete burning of various fuels, including coal, wood..or burning bush plants.
If your oven is leaking carbon monoxide does it leak when using the stove top?
Not necessarily; it depends on exactly what the problem is. Carbon monoxide is produced by incomplete combustion, which could conceivably be a problem with the oven burners but not the stove top burners. However, given that carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, and deadly, you should probably have it checked over by a qualified technician just to be certain
Why was the carbon monoxide detector invented?
Carbon monoxide is invisible, odorless, and tasteless; undetectable by any human sense. It is also deadly and it can easily form inside a house. The only way to warn people of the danger is though a carbon monoxide detector.
Is Carbon Monoxide or Sulfur Dioxide more deadly?
carbon monoxide
What are the disadvantages of carbon monoxide?
Frequently created by the incomplete burning of fuel, it consists of carbon and oygen. It is flammable, and lighter than air. It combines with red blood cells better than oxygen- making it difficult to get it out of your body once it is breathed in.Carbon monoxide (CO) is (3 main facts):an odorless,very toxicgas
Why is carbon dioxide such a deadly poison?
carbon dioxide is not a deadly poison.....carbon monoxide is
What is carbon monoxide and how may it be harmful to driver?
carbon monoxide is a deadly gas, it's harmful because cars produce carbon monoxide which is a deadly gas. make sure you are getting plenty of fresh air.Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas produces by the incomplete combustion of coal or hydrocarbons. Carbon monoxide molecule is composed of one atom of carbon C and one atom of oxygen C.Carbon monoxide combines with the blood hemoglobin, blocking the natural absorption of oxygen. Carbon monoxide has also other neurological effects, blocking the normal functioning of the brain.Although sensibility to carbon monoxide poisoning varies between individuals, exposure to high concentrations of CO carbon monoxide leads to a fast death. Prolonged exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide could also lead to death.It should be noted that carbon monoxide comes not only from engines but from combustion of coal, wood, hydrocarbons in conditions of low oxygenation. For example: a poorly ventilated slow burning coal furnace is a source of high volumes of carbon monoxide.
What is a mixture of deadly gases?
carbon monoxide
Does carbon dioxide smell like rotten eggs?
Abosolutley Not!! If you would like to test... Smell yourself, you are made of carbon too!!
