Carbon monoxide is poisonous, because:

it blinds with hemoglobin forms carboxy hemoglobin

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it effects lever

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it is harmful to bones

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both B and C

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Solution

The correct option is A it blinds with hemoglobin forms carboxy hemoglobin
Carbon monoxide is poisonous because it binds to haemoglobin forms carboxyhemoglobin which leads to the breathing problem.
Hence, option A is correct.

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