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Carbon monoxide (CO)

This is mainly caused by irritating gases like formaldehyde ( H2C=O ) and ammonia ( NH3 )

C=O is tasteless, odorless, though very poisoness but nonirritating.

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The primary toxin in tobacco is nicotine, an alkaloid which is addictive as well as a toxin. Chemical formula is C10H14N2. Additionally, smoking tobacco also produces carbon monoxide (CO), a gas that bonds to hemoglobin.

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