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Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Carbon Monoxide Detectors. By: Baltej Gill & Nav Sidhu. What is Carbon Monoxide?. Colorless, odorless Flammable, very poisonous Highly toxic in high quantities Formed when not enough Oxygen atoms in presence of appliance (stove, combustion engine) One carbon atom + one oxygen atom

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Carbon Monoxide Detectors

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  1. Carbon Monoxide Detectors By: Baltej Gill & NavSidhu

  2. What is Carbon Monoxide? • Colorless, odorless • Flammable, very poisonous • Highly toxic in high quantities • Formed when not enough Oxygen atoms in presence of appliance (stove, combustion engine) • One carbon atom + one oxygen atom • Triple bond, consisting of two covalent bonds and one dative bond

  3. What is it Used For? • The making of Chemicals • Aldehydes that can be used to make detergents • Methonal which can be used to make larger hydrocarbon molecules • Production of acetic acid

  4. Dangers of Carbon Monoxide • Particles bond with hemoglobin in your blood stream preventing oxygen from binding to it. • Only low concentrations are required to lock up hemoglobin, causing death through asphyxiation • Asphyxiation – condition of being deprived of oxygen • Hemoglobin – oxygen transport in red blood cells of all vertebrates, oxygen from lungs to body.

  5. Carbon Monoxide Detectors • Warns of high concentrations of this deadly gas • Every house with a wood burning stove, or gas/oil burning appliances should have carbon monoxide detectors • 3 types of CO detectors • Metal Oxide Semi Conductor, Biomimetic, Electrochemical

  6. Metal oxide semi conductor • Original technology of detecting CO • Heated tin oxide reacts with CO to determine the levels of toxic gas • No need to remember to check batteries, connected to house power

  7. Biomimetic • Gel coated disks that darken in presence of CO • Color change sounds an alarm • Less expensive, battery operated

  8. Electrochemical • Chemical reaction with CO creates electrical current that sets alarm • Highly sensitive and offor accurate readings • Comes with digital read out and memory to refer to passed CO levels • Sounds an alert when sensor needs to be replaced

  9. When Purchasing CO Detector Features to Consider: • Listed in Canadian Standards Association (CSA) • Chose a detector with a memory to check long term • Battery operated detectors allow for convenient placement, however require users diligence • Do not plug detector in outlet controlled by wall switch. • Replace at least every 5 years, no detector lasts forever.

  10. Response to Obvious Source • Evacuate the house • If any flu like symptoms, call 911 • Remove or turn off the source • Ventilate the house • Reset the alarm • Do not re- occupy house until alarm ceases • Take steps to avoid future situations

  11. Response to Unknown Source • Evacuate house • If any flu like symptomscall 911 • Do not ventilate home • Have qualified service technician inspect, repair all sources • Do not reoccupy home until those who tested say that danger is over

  12. Testing Your Detector • Test button • Once a week • Hold source of CO (match/lighter) 20 to 25 cm away from detector, watch to see display respond

  13. Relation • Ideal Gas Law - Can not be any other, not dealing with a constant number of moles • Pressure, volume, temperature change as number of moles changes • KMT – as number of moles increases in given volume number of collisions increases – pressure(^)

  14. Bibliography • http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/maho/yohoyohe/inaiqu/inaiqu_002.cfm • http://www.suite101.com/content/carbon-monoxide-useful-but-deadly-a43444 • http://www.ask.com/wiki/Carbon_monoxide

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