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It is not advisable to sleep in a closed room with a coal-fired fire place. |
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Answer» in a closed room, the burning fire can consume oxygen and givee out carbon monoxide.. carbon monoxide gas is produced due to incomplete burning of coal in sufficient air Carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer since it has no color,no odour and no taste. unfortunately Carbon monoxide has more affinity to combine with haemoglobin rather than oxygen.... on combining with carbon monoxide, haemoglobin of the blood forms carboxy-haemoglobin which is then never restored to the vital haemoglobin., so the oxygen carrying capacity of blood gradually decreases... As a result of the formation of carboxy-haemoglobin, respiration gradually slows down and production of energy stops... if brain cells did nt receive oxyygen till 3 min they strt dying leading to setting in of paralysis and eventually death... |
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