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OpenStudy (alex135):

Why is it a good idea to have a carbon monoxide detector in the home?

OpenStudy (themoongazer):

Because you can't see or smell carbon monoxide and it is essential to have something to detect it since your normal senses cannot.

OpenStudy (aakashtomar):

And because carbon monoxide forms a complex with hemoglobin carboxyhemoglobin which decreases it's capacity to carry oxygen, and inhaling large amounts of carbon monoxide is sometimes fatal.

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