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Which can bind several hundred times more strongly to haemoglobin than oxygen?

A

`CO_(2)`

B

CO

C

`H_(2)CO_(3)`

D

`SO_(2)`

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B
CO can bind several hundred times (200-250 times) more strongly to haemoglobin than oxygen.Â
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