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Smoking increases ______ content in blood and reduces the concentration of haembound oxygen. Fill the blank suitably
A
Carbon dioxide
B
Carbaminohaemoglobin
C
Carbon monoxide
D
Carboxylic acid
Solution
When the smoke is inhaled into lungs, $CO$ is rapidly absorbed into blood stream and it binds to the
haemoglobin in the red blood cells $200$ times more effectively than oxygen does.
Standard 12
Biology
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