Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Molecule
A Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Molecule is a chemical molecule composed of two Oxygen molecules and a Carbon molecule.
- AKA: Carbon Dioxide Gas, Carbonic Acid Gas, Carbonic Anhydride, Carbonic Oxide, Carbon Oxide, Carbon(IV) Oxide.
- Context:
- It can be a Greenhouse Gas.
- It can be represented by the empirical formula [math]\displaystyle{ CO_2 }[/math].
- It can be within a Carbon Dioxide Mass, such CO2 gas (at room temperature), CO2 liquid, or solid CO2.
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- Example(s):
- in one's breath.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Organic Chemistry, Covalent Bond, Double Bond, Standard Temperature And Pressure, Earth's Atmosphere, Trace Gas, Parts Per Million, Carbon Cycle.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carbon_dioxide Retrieved:2014-11-2.
- Carbon dioxide (chemical formula CO2) is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of 2 oxygen atoms each covalently double bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth's atmosphere in this state, as a trace gas at a concentration of 0.04 per cent (400 ppm) by volume, as of 2014.[1]
As part of the carbon cycle, plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use light energy to photosynthesize carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen produced as a waste product. However, photosynthesis cannot occur in darkness and at night some carbon dioxide is produced by plants during respiration. [2] It is produced during the respiration of all other aerobic organisms and is exhaled in the breath of air-breathing land animals, including humans. Carbon dioxide is produced during the processes of decay of organic materials and the fermentation of sugars in beer and winemaking. It is produced by combustion of wood, carbohydrates and major carbon- and hydrocarbon-rich fossil fuels such as coal, peat, petroleum and natural gas. It is emitted from volcanoes, hot springs and geysers and is freed from carbonate rocks by dissolution in water and acids. CO2 is found in lakes, at depth under the sea and commingled with oil and gas deposits. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is the primary source of carbon in life on Earth and its concentration in Earth's pre-industrial atmosphere since late in the Precambrian eon was regulated by photosynthetic organisms. Carbon dioxide is an important greenhouse gas and burning of carbon-based fuels since the industrial revolution has rapidly increased its concentration in the atmosphere, leading to global warming. It is also a major source of ocean acidification since it dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. [3]
- Carbon dioxide (chemical formula CO2) is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of 2 oxygen atoms each covalently double bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth's atmosphere in this state, as a trace gas at a concentration of 0.04 per cent (400 ppm) by volume, as of 2014.[1]
- ↑ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): http://www.noaa.gov/
- ↑ Food Factories. www.legacyproject.org. Retrieved on 2011-10-10.
- ↑ National Research Council. "Summary." Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010. 1. Print.