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? asked in Social ScienceDream Interpretation · 5 years ago

If you took our air, replaced the nitrogen with CO2, but kept the oxygen percentage, would we still die if we breathed this air?

Update:

What about exposure to an environment containing 67% N2, 12% CO2, 10% Water Vapor and 12% O2 result in death?

Because this is the composition of diesel exhaust. My friend says diesel exhaust is breathable since it contains O2 while I saw no, it is lethal due to the CO2.

Who is right?

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Yes...you would be dead in a matter of minutes because your blood would quickly become saturated with CO2

  • 5 years ago

    Diesel fumes are fatal for more reasons than that, they're also carcinogenic.

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