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Explain giving reasons. 'The presence of CO reduces the amount of haemoglobin available in the blood for carrying oxygen to the body cells'.

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Assertion : The presence of CO reduces the amount of haemoglobin available in the blood for carrying oxygen to the body cells. Reason : CO combines with haemoglobin about 200 times less easily than oxygen to form complex.

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  2. Carbon monoxide gas is more dangerous than carbon dioxide gas. Why?

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