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Carbon monoxide binds to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells preferentially to oxygen. So the affected red blood cells do not carry oxygen to the body cells. This starves the cells of oxygen and they will then die.
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Why is carbon monoxide dangerous and how?
It makes it so you can't take in oxygen.
Will carbon monoxide in a car cabin cause eyes to burn?
No. That's what makes carbon dioxide so dangerous: you can't see, smell, or feel it.
Does carbon monoxide smell like burn plastic?
Carbon Monoxide is a dangerous gas, so I am assuming it smells very bad. I have never smelled it, however, or I would be dead!
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.
Which gases will replace oxygen in blood hemoglobin?
Carbon monoxide will replace, and displace, oxygen on hemoglobin. This is why carbon monoxide poisoning is so dangerous as the tissues slowly lose access to oxygen.
Why is carbon monoxide such as dangerous form of indoor air pollution?
Your red blood cells in the blood stream have a larger attraction for carbon monoxide that they do for oxygen. This means that you can breathe carbon monoxide fine, but later on, it will eventually kill you. The reason it is so dangerous is because people may be breathing without knowing they are, and once they start breathing it, then there is no escape.
Is breathing fumes from burning plastic dangerous?
you may get cancer, but the main problem is the carbon monoxide in the gas. carbon monoxide bonds to the hemoglobin in your blood and prohibits it to bond with oxygen. so you suffocate
Can you smell carbon monoxide gas at any point?
No, and that's what makes it so dangerous. It's a deadly gas but there are gases that are worse. You can smell those gases, and you can't smell CO.
What is so dangerous about carbon monoxide?
It's not that carbon monoxide is toxic, but it bonds with haemoglobin in the blood more readily than oxygen does. If your bloodstream is full of carbon monoxide it can't carry oxygen so you asphyxiate and die.
Which is better carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide?
Carbon dioxide is way better than carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide is taken when some thing is burned. Combustion is a reaction which gives out energy as heat. When a flame develops it is called burning. When incomeplete combustion happens carbon monoxide is given out and not carbon dioxide. Carbon monoxide is very dangerous. It has no small or coulous so it enters our lungs with out us knowing and bloacks out breathing. Many people died from this.
Is carbon monoxide heterogeneous mixture?
No, carbon monoxide is a compound. So it is a pure substance.
Smell in my house from the oil burner It does not smell like fuel When you walk in the house it burns your nose and throat but it smells different than oil What could it be is it dangerous?
Yes this can be dangerous. It may be that the heat exchanger of your furnace is cracked and allowing carbon monoxide fumes in your house. Call a tech! Carbon monoxide is an odorless gas, you wouldn't be able to smell it. Install a carbon monoxide detector so you will know.
