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The poisonous gas which reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood to a large extent is:


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  • Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood from lungs to the rest of the body.
  • It readily binds with hemoglobin and does not allow oxygen to bind instead.
  • This causes suffocation and too much carbon monoxide causes death.

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