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Carbon monoxide combines with haemoglobin to form ______________ (carboxyhaemoglobin/oxyhaemoglobin) .

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Haemoglobin is the complex molecule which is having a void at the centre where a molecule can attach itself and form a linkage. When carbon monoxide links with the complex haemoglobin molecule, it is known as carboxyhaemoglobin.
Carbon monoxide combines with haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin.

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