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Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas for human beings because

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a

it binds to haemoglobin to form stable compound

b

it is carcinogenic in nature

c

it induces the chance of heart attack

d

it affects nervous system fatally

answer is A.

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CO is highly poisonous to living being because it binds to haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin complex, which is about 300 times more stable than the oxygen-haemoglobin complex.
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