Sunday, May 15, 2011

5.10 I can recall the problems associated with incomplete combustion

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Educational Video


Carbon Monoxide Poisoning


1.       What are the properties of carbon monoxide?
        Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas which is colourless, odorless and tasteless

2.       Explain how carbon monoxide is formed.
        Carbon monoxide is formed when there is not enough oxygen available during the combustion process.
        This means that carbon monoxide is formed when the combustion is incompleted.

3.       Explain why carbon monoxide is poisonous
        Carbon monoxide is very poisonous because once you are exposed to it, carbon monoxide gets attached to your haemoglobin before oxygen does.  Therefore, it can cause serious problems.

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