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Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is colorless, tasteless, and odorless. In large quantities, it can also be deadly. It has been referred to as a silent killer. Home carbon monoxide detectors became available in the 1990s.
501 Questions
Is the percent saturation of carbon monoxide poisoning is always 34?
No, it not true since the level of saturation of any substance in the blood can be 100 percent.
It produces more carbon monoxide.
Are cyanide and Carbon monoxide nerve agents?
No. Carbon monoxide interferes with the ability of your blood to carry oxygen while cyanide interferes with cellular respiration.
Do human need carbon monoxide to survive?
The body makes all the carbon monoxide it needs, which isn't much but it's more than none.
Why is carbon monoxide considered to be toxic to human cells?
It is not toxic for cell. Buut it is harmful hemoglobin.
Can you take aspirin for carbon monoxide poisoning?
The cure for carbon monoxide poisoning is fresh air and oxygen. It gives you a headache so you could take aspirin for that.
What is the best precauton against carbon monoxide poising?
Always breathe fresh air. In particular, be sure your garage or any enclosure in which gasoline engines are running is well-ventilated. Be sure your gas furnace and water heater have an unobstructed vent. A carbon monoxide detector is a good idea in any enclosed area.
Carbon monoxide forms when the oxygen supply is limited, which is more likely to happen inside the cylinder of an engine than in the open air.
What's a good personal gas detector for carbon monoxide?
First Alert plug in combination explosive gas/carbon monoxide alarm with battery backup is a great way to detect leaks in your home. It can also detect propane gas, methane gas, and natural gas.
What carries blood rich in carbon monoxide?
Nothing does. Carbon monoxide is toxic. If your blood is rich in it, you will soon be dead. Veins generally carry blood that is rich in carbon dioxide.
Do lighters cause carbon monoxide?
Yes, most liquid petrol lighter burn ineffectively (with yellow flame)and carbon monoxide is one of the unwanted byproducts. Gas-filled lighter are better, more completely burning with a blue flame
Does charcoal contain carbon monoxide?
It does not contain carbon monoxide, but it will likely produce carbon monoxide when burned.
Can carbon monoxide damage the heart?
Haemoglobin ensures the oxygen carrying property of red blood cells. Usually, four oxygen molecules can reversibly bind with one haemoglobin molecule in red blood cells. Oxygen is thus transported around the body in the circulatory system.
Hb + 4O2 ⇌ Hb(O2)4
Note: Hb is haemoglobin; Hb(O2)4 is oxyhaemoglobin
Carbon monoxide binds very tightly to haemoglobin in red blood cells to form carboxyhaemoglobin, thereby preventing haemoglobin from binding with oxygen to transport oxygen. Therefore carbon monoxide is toxic and can kill people. It does not really "damage the heart" so to speak, but it does prevent the circulatory system from performing its function.
Carbon dioxide binds to the red blood cells better than oxygen does, and your body does not get enough oxygen and you suffocate to death.
Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas. In high concentrations can be lethal.
Why is carbon monoxide present in a car exhaust?
Carbon Monoxide is a by-product from burning fuel from cars. The fuel from cars is a petroleum-derived mixture gasoline, when burned, produces energy and waste products, Carbon Monoxide and other gases
Carbon monoxide poisoning.
People who swim underneath the swim platform where the engine exhaust is released are actively trying to win a Darwin Award, which is earned by the most ingenious way of eliminating your genes (and yourself) from continuing in the gene pool.
Where would the boat produce the highest concentration of carbon monoxide?
A boat produces the highest concentration of carbon monoxide in the exhaust system.
Why is carbon monoxide most at a risk at night?
Because it's an odourless and colourless gas. At night, people are less aware of their surroundings while asleep. This could mean that they are overcome by carbon monoxide 'fumes' without having the chance to escape.
1. Protect Your Home and Family from Intruders
2. Protect Your Home and Family from Fires
3. Protect Your Family from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
4. Provide Your Family with Peace of Mind
5. Protect Your Valuables
6. Having Someone Else to Monitor Your Home
7. Save on Homeowners Insurance
8. Keep an Eye on Your Home Remotely
9. Get Medical Assistance When Needed
10. Reduce Energy Consumption in Your Home
How was carbon monoxide used deadly in holocaust?
The Nazis built extermination vans to transport Jews to concentration camps. They had poorly-tuned gasoline engines and an exhaust system that could route smoke into the passenger compartment. (The driver sat in an open-air cockpit.) They would fill the van with Jews, start driving a long route to the camp, and open a valve to release smoke into the passengers. They soon realized this worked but would never be able to kill enough people.
What is carbon monoxide cycle?
Carbon monoxide is first produced by either human activities involving combustion or a variety of natural processes. From there on, it reacts with oxygen/hydrogen radicals in the atmosphere and become carbon dioxide.
The fact that most carbon monoxide will become carbon dioxide when left in the atmosphere long enough can help explain why the carbon monoxide cycle is not taught in school.
