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How can you test for carbon monoxide in a car?
Doctors can now test for carbon monoxide levels in your body by; a breath test, a heart rate reader or even a blood test.
Where can you purchase carbon monoxide test strips?
Why, do you want to kill yourself? Carbon monoxide is a very useful and important industrial chemical, and welding supply stores either have it or can get it. It's also a very flammable chemical, as well as being lethal, so you need a good reason to get it.
What use does carbon monoxide have?
Large quantities of aldehydes are produced by the hydroformylation reaction of alkenes, carbon monoxide, and H2. In the Fischer-Tropsch process carbon monoxide is hydrogenated to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. This technology allows coal or biomass to be converted to diesel. In the Monsanto process, carbon monoxide and methanol react in the presence of a homogeneous rhodium catalyst and HI to give acetic acid. This process is responsible for most of the industrial production of acetic acid. An industrial scale use for pure carbon monoxide is purifying nickel in the Mond process. In biology, carbon monoxide is naturally produced by the action of heme oxygenase 1 and 2 on the heme from hemoglobin breakdown. This process produces a certain amount of carboxyhemoglobin in normal persons, even if they do not breathe any carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide are burnt to provide heat for manufacturing processes, to heat homes and to separate metals like iron and nickel, from their ores and even to purify them. In the form of producer gas or water gas, it is widely used as a fuel in industrial operations. The gas is also an effective reducing agent. Carbon monoxide also reacts with certain metals, especially iron, cobalt, ruthenium and nickel, to form compounds known as metal-carbonyls. Some of the carbonyls have unusual physical and chemical properties that make them useful in industry and catalysis. The highly toxic nickel tetracarbonyl, for example, is used to produce very pure nickel coatings and powders.
How can you test if carbon monoxide is acid or alkali?
You can not test on that, because it is neither acid nor base. it is an 'neutral' gas, hardly soluble in water AND it does NOT react with water! as all acids and bases do. It 'big brother' carbon DIoxide is an acidical (=acid forming) oxide in water.
How much CO2 is produced by burning charcoal?
The released gases are carbon dioxide and water vapors; a simple test for CO2 is the absorption in calcium hydroxide.If the burning is not incomplete also carbon monoxide is formed; as impurities - sulfur and nitrogen oxides.
How can you test for carbon monoxide in a car?
Doctors can now test for carbon monoxide levels in your body by; a breath test, a heart rate reader or even a blood test.
How do you beat a breathalyzer?
Don't drink is the only way to "beat" a breathalyzer. Or, get sober long before you drive, over many hours. The breathalyzer test is very sensitive. You cannot fool it. It will not help to chew gum or suck on mints. There is one OTHER way to avoid a breathalyzer... have a designated sober driver.
How can a person get carbon monoxide if it doesn't test in the home?
Smoking cigarettes is also a cause of some degree of carbon monoxide poisoning. Don't smoke.
Is a breathalyzer a presumptive test?
Yes, in most states the breathalyzer is seen as a presumptive test.
How Long Can carbon monoxide be detected in a blood test after you quit smoking?
Carbon Monoxide will always be detected in the blood, but after 1-2 days the level will be no different to that of a non-smoker.
Is there a way to beat a breathalyzer test?
I do not believe that there really is. But have heard that chewing very minty breath mints will throw it off.
Will a home carbon monoxide detect carbon monoxide inside a car?
Yes. Keep the windows shut, and also test with the heater on and off, as the heat exchanger be a source of CO from the exhaust fumes.
What to do once you are exposed to carbon monoxide?
Get to fresh air immediately. Do not re- enter a dwelling or structure until it has been ventilated thoroughly. Call the fire department non- emergency phone number and request they come and test the structure for carbon monoxide and find its source. You can also call a Heating and Air professional and ask them to come test the structure for you. Do not occupy the structure until the source of the carbon monoxide has been found and repaired. The sources of carbon monoxide can be gas ranges and stoves, water heaters and furnaces. Wood burning appliances as stoves and fireplaces can also produce carbon monoxide. Kerosene burning heaters also can produce carbon monoxide.
Which test is used to distinguish between carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide?
Gases can be passes into lime water.Only CO2 turns it into milky
What can fool a breathalyzer?
It does not seem possible to beat the breath test. The Mythbusters' sixth episode in the first season busted this myth. They did find that mouth wash seriously messes with the readings. If you're looking to beat the Breathalyzer, this would probably be the best idea to pursue. If the readings are messed up, they do test you again, however. If the second test's readings are different, they will probably do a blood alcohol test, which doesn't seem to be cheat able.
Are there some sort of tests mechanics can do to see if you have blown head gaskets?
Yes, a test strip is available that determines whether there is carbon monoxide in the coolant. If a headgasket is leaking the carbon monoxide from the combustion process will build up in the coolant. That simple test will determine if the head gasket is leaking.
Can I get a breathalyzer test installed on my teen's car?
There are several services that provide breathalyzer tests. You can install a test in your teen's car but there is no guarantee they will use it.
