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Why carbon dioxide is not poisonus?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

I'm guessing the question means, why is carbion DIoxide safe, while carbon MONoxide is poisonus.

Carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin molecules and displaces oxygen due to a higher affinity.

Red blood cells have separate receptors for carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is produced naturally in our body as a byproduct of cellular respiration and is carried away by the red blood cells. Since it does not compete for hemoglobin like carbon monoxide, it is not dangerous.

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13y ago

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