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CO2 (carbon dioxide, carbonic anhydride)

A colourless, odorless gas. CO2 is called an acid anhydride or an "acid without water." -> occurs in the atmposphere as a result of the oxidation of carbon & carbon compounds Uses: 1) As a respiratory stimulant 2) As the source of carbon for plants 3) Uesd in fire extinguishers.

Interactions

molecular events

Related

H2CO3 (carbonic acid) HCO3- (bicarbonate) partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2)

Specific

greenhouse effect

General

metabolic agent (metabolic modifier)

Properties

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis, KW Whitten & KD Gailey, Saunders College Publishing, New York, NY 1981.

Component-of

co2/n2 co2/n2/o2 co2/nitrous oxide co2/o2