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Yes. All gasses take up space and can therefore displace oxygen.
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What does displace oxygen mean?
Moves it out of area
Why nitrogen is harmful?
it can displace oxygen which stops you breathing
Can you eat argon?
No, because it is a gas. It is not toxic but it can displace oxygen.
Can you breathe argon?
It's totally chemically neutral, being an inert gas; but breathing it is dangerous because it will displace the oxygen in the air. You can suffocate without realizing it, just like with helium.
How does helium hurt you?
Helium itself is not toxic but it can displace oxygen, meaning it can create an atmosphere without oxygen simply by pushing it out of the way.
How can a freon leak cause death?
If the leak was large enough to displace all of the oxygen, you would die of suffocation.
Is methan poisonous?
no, but when the air has a great deal of methane in it, it will displace available oxygen, which can cause asphyxiation
What are the dangers of a human breathing freon?
Oxygen depletion is the issue. No O2=death. A few folks have done this and died. It's not from the buzz you get, it is from passing out and not getting oxygen in your lungs. Freon is heavier than air so it lays in your lungs at the bottom. Stay alive. Don't breathe freon without someone around who is on oxygen and can get you away from the freon and into the air when you pass out. lc
Can freon hurt you if you breath it in?
In small amounts, no. Freon is not toxic. But, it displaces oxygen. So, if you have a high enough concentration of freon in the air you breathe, you actually asphyxiate (lack of oxygen to the brain) rather than being poisoned................
Would air or argon have a higher density?
Argon has a higher density than air and is used in welding applications to displace air (oxygen) from the weld.
What does displace oxygen mean?
Moves it out of area
Why nitrogen is harmful?
it can displace oxygen which stops you breathing
What is the uses of argon?
Argon is an inert gas and can be used in organic synthesis laboratories to displace oxygen. It is useful for this because it is heavier than air and will sit on the surface of a solution preventing contact with atmospheric oxygen.
Can you eat argon?
No, because it is a gas. It is not toxic but it can displace oxygen.
How can argon be used as food packaging?
Argon is a highly unreactive element. It can be used to displace air or oxygen in canned goods to prevent oxydation. Please see the link.
Will sodium chloride react with oxygen?
No. Oxygen is not active enough to displace chlorine under ordinary conditions.
What is the importance of knowing about heavy gases when entering a confined space?
Gases displace oxygen, and heavy gasses will sit under oxygen containing air, hence if you are in a confined space it is necessary to know about the potential lack of air supply to breathe, aswell as the potential of combustion and the like.
