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Q. Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas for human beings because

Environmental Chemistry

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Carbon monoxide $(CO)$ is highly poisonous gas for human being because it binds to haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin complex, which is about $300$ times more stable than the oxygen-haemoglobin complex.