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If the level of carboxyhaemoglobin in blood reaches upto……, the functioning of central nervous system is severely affected which results in death.

a)

1 to 2%

b)

0.20 to 0.30%

c)

0.30 to 0.40%

d)

0.1 to 5%



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If the level of carboxyhaemoglobin in blood reaches upto……, the functioning of central nervous system is severely affected which results in death.

a)

1 to 2%

b)

0.20 to 0.30%

c)

0.30 to 0.40%

d)

0.1 to 5%

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. It combines with haemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen to form carboxy haemoglobin. A carbon monoxide pressure of about 0.7 mm Hg (conc. of about 1%) in alveolar air can be lethal.

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