Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Carbon Monoxide when inhaled causes death.
Reason R: Carbon Monoxide combines with haemoglobin.
Step-by-step Solution:
Carbon Monoxide when inhaled causes death. True
Carbon Monoxide combines with haemoglobin to form carboxyhaemoglobin, which reduces oxygen transport in blood. True
The reason correctly explains why CO inhalation causes death.
Final Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.