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प्रश्न
Give a reason for the following:
Carbon monoxide and not carbon dioxide, is a highly poisonous gas.
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उत्तर
Carbon monoxide (CO) is highly poisonous because it combines with the haemoglobin in red blood cells and reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood, which can lead to death.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Define the following:
Carbonization
Write the balanced chemical equations for the preparation of carbon dioxide by:
the action of acetic acid on sodium bicarbonate.
Tick the most appropriate answer.
Each molecule of Buckminster fulierene contains 60 atoms of carbon arranged as balls consisting of 12 pentagons and
a. 20 hexagons
b. 30 hexagons
c. 40 hexagons
d. 50 hexagons
Write the name and the chemical formula of the simplest alkene.
How is gas carbon produced?
In which compound forms does carbon occur?
______ is the essential element in all the organic compounds.
How would you prove experimentally that carbon dioxide does not support combustion.
Carbon monoxide enters the human body through ______.
Assertion (A): Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas of carbon.
Reason (R): smoking is a source of carbon monoxide.
