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Air Pollution and its Control

Question

Carbon monoxide is pollutant as it

Easy

A

inactivates nerves and causes numbness
B

inhibits glycolysis
C

combines with oxygen and shifts oxygen dissociation curve
D

combines with haemoglobin and displaces oxygen

Solution

Carbon monoxide has 200 times greater affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen. A small environmental concentration will thus cause toxic levels of carboxyhaemoglobin.

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