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Harmful Products from Burning of Fuel

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What product obtained on burning fossil fuels can prevent oxygen from binding with haemoglobin?

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Carbon monoxide

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Carbon dioxide

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Water

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Sulphur

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Solution

The correct option is A
Carbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide, like oxygen, has an affinity for iron-containing molecules. The presence of carboxyhaemoglobin diminishes the oxygen held by the normal haemoglobin, which causes fatal.

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