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Why does carbon monoxide enter your blood in the presence of oxygen instead of oxygen only?
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∙ 12y ago
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.
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When methane burns in the presence of insufficient oxygen the products of the reaction include carbon monoxide?
Yes, the products of CH4 + O2 (Methane + Insufficient Oxygen) are water and carbon monoxide.
Why carbon monoxide is used in DLCO studies instead of oxygen is because carbon monoxide is?
neither diffusion nnor perfusion limited
What happens to carborn monoxide after humans release it?
Humans do NOT release carbon monoxide ... it is the product of incomplete combustion (something you are not guilty of). And ... carbon monoxide is oxidized to carbon dioxide (slowly) just by the presence of free oxygen.
Why carbon monoxide in the air a problem?
When you breath in the carbon monoxide particles stick to your red blood cells instead of oxygen, so your body essentially becomes starved of oxygen.
Is monoxide a metal?
NO!!! The word 'monoxide' indicates that a substance, NOT an element, has one(1) oxygen in its formula. e.g. Carbon monoxide (CO) or Nitrogen monoxide (NO)
Can carbon monoxide be used in fire extinguisher?
Not really. Carbon monoxide fumes are toxic and it is cheaper and easier to produce (and use) carbon dioxide instead. Additionally, carbon monoxide is flammable. It reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
What happens when oxygen reacts with carbon monoxide?
When carbon monoxide reacts with oxygen carbon dioxide is formed
What is carried in the red blood cells instead of oxygen when you smoke?
CO or Carbon Monoxide.
What is the definition of carboxyhemoglobin?
Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb)-- Hemoglobin that is bound to carbon monoxide instead of oxygen.
Which is heavier carbon monoxide or oxygen?
Oxygen. Because , mass of carbon monoxide is 28, whereas that of oxygen is 32.
Where do lungs exchange oxygen and carbon monoxide?
The lungs do not exchange oxygen and carbon monoxide. They exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. They do that in the aveoli.
What element is found in Carbon monoxide?
1 x carbon and 1 x oxygen molecule carbon and monoxide monoxide is one oxygen molecule
