Question

Carbon monoxide is a _____ (toxic/non-toxic) gas.

Answer 1

• Carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly poisonous gas that is produced mainly by the incomplete burning of fuels.
• According to a survey, carbon monoxide causes thousands of deaths each year in North America.
• Breathing in carbon monoxide results in dizziness and can even cause death if inhaled in excess.
• The toxic deadly nature of carbon monoxide is because of the reason that it strongly binds to the hemoglobin part of the blood in the human body and eventually leads to a decrease in the oxygen level of the body. This can cause numbness or sometimes death as well.

Thus, carbon monoxide is a toxic gas.