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Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas, because it replaces the oxygen gas (O2) in your lungs and blood when inhaled. Without oxygen for aerobic cellular respiration, the cells in your body make less energy and eventuallly die, since all organisms (living things) need energy to live.

Mammals (including humans) depend on oxygen gas for their vital energy.

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Oxygen in the air we breathe is in molecular form (O2). Once it has combined with Carbon to form CO2, it can no longer be used by the body. In fact, the body rids itself of carbon waste in CO2 form. If we breathed in CO2 at more than a few %, we would suffocate.

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No. Carbon dioxide is not toxic in itself, it merely inhibits absorbing oxygen.

Breathing pure carbon dioxide is the equivalent of holding your breath in respiratory terms (although you will get a blazing headache for the increased CO2 uptake in your blood). So long as you take a normal breath afterwards, you would be fine.

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When you inhale carbon dioxide your lungs tighten and your breathing becomes a lot less fuctional.

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