Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?
Q. Hemoglobin in humans has the highest affinity for which of the following gases?
Answer: Carbon Monoxide
Notes: Hemoglobin in humans has a very high affinity for carbon monoxide, forming carboxyhemoglobin which is a very bright red in color. Carbon monoxide is thus problematic for humans because it has affinity higher than that of oxygen.

 

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