The pBlock Elements - Result Question 12
####13. Which of the following is not correct about carbon monoxide?
[2020]
(a) It reduces oxygen carrying ability of blood.
(b) The carboxyhaemoglobin (haemoglobin bound to $CO$ ) is less stable than oxyhaemoglobin.
(c) It is produced due to incomplete combustion.
(d) It forms carboxyhaemoglobin
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Solution:
- (b) The carboxyhaemoglobin (haemoglobin bound to CO), is about 300 times more stable than oxygaemoglobin.