Sorry I'm doing homework, and confuzzled lol.
2007-11-13 03:28:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Mono = Latin for 1
Dio = Latin for 2
Carbon Dioxide = C02 (two Oxygen atoms)
Carbon Monoxide = C0 (one Oxygen atom)
According to Wikipeida: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_Dioxide
"Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth's atmosphere in this state."
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_Monoxide
"CO plays a highly useful role in modern technology, being a precursor to myriad products. It consists of one carbon atom covalently bonded to one oxygen atom. It is a gas at room temperature."
2007-11-13 03:32:23 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carbon Monoxide is a molecule between carbon and oxygen that shared three sets of electrons - so it has a triple bond. The structure is here:
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide
Carbon dioxide is a molecule that is composed of two oxygen's and one carbon, each carbon sharing 2 sets of electrons with the oxygen forming double bonds. The structure for that molecule is shown here:
ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide
Carbon monoxide is a poison and in sufficient dose will kill a human organism. It competes with oxygen in your hemoglobin and literally suffocates you. Carbon dioxide is a part of respiration cycle, so without it, we could not survive.
2007-11-13 11:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between them is that carbon dioxide contains one molecule of carbon and two molecules of oxygen where as carbon monoxide contains only one atom of oxygen to each atom of carbon.
2007-11-13 18:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by BLAZING DYNAMO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MONoxide has one oxygen, DIoxide has two. Learn your Latin roots. ;)
2007-11-13 11:31:56 · answer #4 · answered by selket 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋