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Haemoglobin of the blood forms carboxyhaemoglobin with:

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CO2
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CO
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SO2
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NO2
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Solution

The correct option is A CO
Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide gas is inhaled, When the gas is inhaled and comes in contact with theblood, it combines more readily with hemoglobin than oxygen does and forms carboxy haemoglobin.

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