CO is deadly to the human body as it can compete with success with oxygen for hemoglobin. Knowing the concepts stated in Le Chatelier's Principle, how can CO poisoning in the body be reversed?
Hb(O2)4 + 4CO <---> Hb(CO)4 + O2
[a] Increasing the pressure of O2
[b] Decreasing the amount of Hb
[c] Increaing the amount of Hb
[d] increasing CO2 pressure
[e] increasing CO pressure
I believe it is A because if the pressure of O2 is increased, it's concentration will increase, sending the reaction in reverse, and also giving O2 more opportunities for it to bind to hemoglobin. The rest do not make logical sense to me.
Any thought and comments are welcome.
Thanks!
2007-03-10
03:43:19
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4 answers
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asked by
Adam C. from Italy
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