CARBON MONOXIDE
Symbol? CO
What is it? It is a gas that is tastless, odorless, and colorless. Carbon monoxide is very posionous to our bodies. Formed? When the oxygen in the room decreases and carbon dioxide increases it makes the gas go from combustion to incomplete combustion. This then releases carbon monoxide and it starts to build up. Where can it come from? When the gases form incomplete combustion. Examples would be gas stove, fires, blocked chimneys, heating systems, etc. What happens if you inhale large amounts of carbon monoxide? If you inhale large amounts of carbon monoxide it will latch onto your red blood cells and block off oxygen so that it cannot circulate through your body and this could cause you to sufficate and die. |
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