Question 204 · LEK · Carbon monoxide poisoning
Indicate false statements regarding carbon monoxide (CO) characteristics:
- A. carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.
- B. CO has a 200-times greater affinity for haemoglobin than oxygen.
- C. CO particles cannot pass through the drywall.
- D. carboxyhaemoglobin (COHb) is a carbon monoxide carrier in the organism.
- E. CO particles are small enough to pass through the drywall and induce intoxication of people staying in adjacent rooms.
Hint
CO is a very small gas molecule; consider whether ordinary building materials such as plasterboard stop its diffusion.
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