is carbon monixide lighter than air?

Answer 1

carbon monoxide is about 3% lighter than air

Answer 2

Air is composed of mostly nitrogen, then carbon, oxygen and CO2 from man made refined fossil fuels and processing plants etc..

There is more than one kind of monoxide molecule, too.

So, my question to you is, what is air composed of? Well, its a series of molecules that are identifiable and have a name that bump into each other all the time and air pressure is based on influence of gravity and the layers of atmosphere will only allow particular molecules to be more presant than others due to density of the element as well.

I will try and answer your vague question.

As of the year 2007 and this decade... right now, carbon monoxide is heavier than oxygen (its now denser) than the rest of our air molecules. Carbon itself is heavier than oxygen, nitrogen, and helium.

Carbon monixide floats up causing a green house affect. In affect, global warming. It floats with other air molecules that have two molecules attached or more, so it is lifted into the stratosphere and into the clouds.

It is rained down into the oceans and lakes causing acid rain killing our fisheries.

FYI - Carbon monoxide is fatal if inhaled in concentration, so that's why people commit suicide by running their car in the garage or turning on a gas stove in the house with no flame.

Answer 3

You have to define air. The air we breath contains many different types of molecules including carbon monoxide. The majority of the atmosphere is nitrogen gas. If you look at the periodic table you can see the atomic mass for nitrogen and carbon monoxide, which consist of one carbon molecule and one oxygen molecue. Nitrogen in the atmosphere exists as two nitrogen molecules together (N2). If you add up the atomic mass of two nitrogen atoms and compare that to the weight of one molecule of carbon monoxide, you can see that the nitrogen is just fractionally heavier. Carbon monoxide would "float" above other nitrogen molecules in the atmoshpere.

Answer 4

Air is 1/4 oxygen O2, (weight 16) and mainly nitrogen N2 (weight 14).

CO is weight 12+8 = 20, so heavier than "air"
Methane (natural gas) is CH4 = 12 + 4(1) = 16, so mixes with air fairly
well, hard to say

Answer 5

No. It is almost exactly the same density as air. In any event, carbon monoxide, like all gases, will mix uniformly with air given time.

Answer 6

The Mr of CO is 28, and that of air, on average, about 28.5. So carbon monoxide is marginally less dense than air.

Answer 7

to ask if CO2 is lighter than air is not a good question... a kilo of CO2 is equal in weight to a kilo of air. What i think you want to know is if CO2 is more dense than air... consider that the air is a mixture of gasses including nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, and traces of other constituents... CO2 sinks in air as it has a greater specific density compared to air

Answer 8

it is heavier as can be seen in winter when the exhaust from your car hugs the ground. it is also a killer (CO) and when you breath, the CO displaces the O2 in your lungs and you die. now, not knowing your age , etc. do nothing with chemicals until you ask some older wiser persn. there is much in this world that is dangerous and volitile...."when in doubt! don't!!"

Answer 9

It's about 1.25 times the density of air ...it's heavier.