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Is formaldehyde a mutagen tetrogen or carcinogen?

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Yes you dumb butt

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What is carcinogens and mutagens?
In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, mutagen can causes cancer. while a carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide or radiation that is an agent...
Why are carcinogens considered mutagens?
Carcinogens cause mutations in the genes responsible for cell growth.
What are carcinogenes?
They are toxic substances that cause cancer, they do not cause it right away they take a while to cause cancer depending on exposure.Certain forms of radiation are also classified as carcinogens, for...
Why is formaldehyde named formaldehyde?
The name Formaldehyde is derived from its corresponding carboxylic acid Formic acid (oxidized product of formaldehyde), Formic acid first time was isolated from FORMICA , the Latin name for ANTS.
What is in formaldehyde?
1 atom of Carbon, 1 atom of Oxygen and 2 of Hydrogen. It has formula HCHO or CH2O . Structure H-(CO)-H