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What is the harmful effects of carbon monadic gas on human beings

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On inhaling carbon monoxide, the iron in the haemoglobin is replaced by the carbon monoxide and it forms carboxy haemoglobin. This carboxy haemoglobin is not the oxygen carrier so the person dies as the tissues and cells does not receive oxygen.

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