Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas, the antidote used for this poisoning is :

pure oxygen

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carbonic acid

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carborundum

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carbogen

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Solution

The correct option is A pure oxygen
Hyperbaric (pure) oxygen is used in the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning, as it may hasten dissociation of $C O$ from carboxyhemoglobin and cytochrome oxidase to a greater extent than normal oxygen.

Hence, option A is correct.

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