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How does carbon monoxide enter and exit cell membranes so quickly?
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∙ 13y ago
One main Answer, it's petite size. It is a polar molecule and this should tend to bar CO from entry to the membrane's interior.
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How do carbon monoxide enter the body?
Inhaled
What is the bacharach carbon monoxide detector used for?
A portable carbon monoxide detector is used to sniff an area in a confined space to make sure that there is no carbon monoxide gasses present before any personnel are allow to enter the confined space.
Cell membranes usually allow what substances to enter a cell?
the cell membrane allows what substance to enter the cells.
What do cell membranes allow?
== == Some Substance but not others to enter and leave a cell == == Some Substance but not others to enter and leave a cell
What would happen if cell membranes were not selective permeable?
It would be easier for harmful substances to enter.
How do carbon monoxide enter the body?
Inhaled
What is the bacharach carbon monoxide detector used for?
A portable carbon monoxide detector is used to sniff an area in a confined space to make sure that there is no carbon monoxide gasses present before any personnel are allow to enter the confined space.
Drill your holes in your muffler?
Do this and you allow carbon monoxide to enter the passenger compartment of the vehicle. You cannot smell or taste it, but it will be there and it will kill you.
How long does it take for carbon monoxide to make you unconscious from an idling car?
If the car is properly sealed up allowing the carbon monoxide to enter the car but not exit, then you should be rendered unconscious within 30 seconds to a minute, two minutes max.
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.
What is a dangerous by-product of combustion?
If the combustion is incomplete, carbon monoxide can be formed. Other than that, if you are in an enclosed space, carbon dioxide could be dangerous. Also, if a fire occurs, that could also be dangerous.
Is it bad to drive your car without an exhaust?
Yes, without a proper exhaust system in the car carbon monoxide can enter the passenger compartment and kill you.
Why does carbon monoxide enter your blood in the presence of oxygen instead of oxygen only?
Everything you breath is absorbed by your lung tissue. Whether it's a gas, a solid, or a liquid. However liquid will prob kill you the fastest since it super saturates the tissue and it becomes unusable quickly.
Would you feel anything if you suddenly enter a place of high concentration (35000 ppm) of carbon monoxide?
Practically instant unconsciousness followed by a quick death.
Why is burning trash not the best way to deal with it?
Burning trash creates carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. Carbon monoxide is poisonous whereas carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which speeds up global warming (Heating of the Earth). Other materials such as buring of Aerosols can give out chemicals called CFCs which can create a hole in the O-zone layer which means that more Ultra Violet rays can enter Earth which can cause skin cancer and sunburn ect.
Why carbon can not enter the atmosphere?
Carbon can enter the atmosphere. It moves in and out of the atmosphere through the earth's regular carbon cycle.What it can not do is enter as pure carbon. Carbon is a solid in it's natural state and solids fall out of our atmosphere. Carbon must mix with a gas, such as oxygen, to create another gas, carbon dioxide, to enter the atmosphere.
Does a hole in your muffler effect emissions?
Yes it can, but more serious than that it can kill you. Carbon monoxide will enter your vehicle and you we end up in an accident. I know, this happened to me. I was very lucky and lived. Replace your muffler immediately.
