Why is a burning charcoal stove in a poorly ventilated room likely to cause death of the inhabitants?

      

Why is a burning charcoal stove in a poorly ventilated room likely to cause death of the inhabitants?

  

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Belinda
Due to limited oxygen, haemoglobin combines with carbon (II) oxide to formcarboxyhaemoglobin;
Carboxyhaemoglobin does not readily dissociate hence reduces the capacity of haemoglobin to transport oxygen; Carbon (II) oxide is therefore a respiratory poison if breathed in for a longtime;

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Explain why burning charcoal in a poorly ventilated room causes death.

Combustion of charcoal uses oxygen and produces carbon (IV)oxide;carbon monoxide breathed in has a higher affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen/carbon monoxide forms a stable compound with haemoglobin;death due to lack of oxygen as no haemoglobin is available to transport oxygen to tissues.
adhixbelly answered the question on September 20, 2017 at 09:24


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