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The toxic effect of carbon monoxide is due to its greater affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen approximately by

A

2 times

B

20 times

C

200 times

D

1000 times

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c
The affinity of heamoglobin for CO is approximately 210 times greater than `O_(2)`.
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