Specificly experiments with reproducable results.
2006-12-15 14:50:04 · 6 answers · asked by jesup05 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Energy, lots of it.
2006-12-15 14:53:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ross P 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Light some magnesium ribbon, and lower it into the gas jar of CO2. You see white magnesium oxide and black specks of carbon.
This is one of the most dramatic ways of breaking up CO2 - the Mg continues to burn in it:
2Mg + CO2 ---> 2MgO + C
2006-12-15 21:12:58 · answer #2 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
H=787kJ
2006-12-15 14:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by friend 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heat it up or introduce a strong electrophile.
2006-12-15 14:57:42 · answer #4 · answered by lucky_ducky331 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my bet is that you break it the same way you break up a water molecule....zap it with electricity
2006-12-15 14:56:47 · answer #5 · answered by macjetsfan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Feed it to a plant.
2006-12-15 15:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋