Carbon (IV) Oxide

Topic Content:

Carbon (IV) Oxide occurs naturally in the atmosphere, constituting 0.03% of air composition. It is also found in water in its dissolved form. In the combined form, carbon (IV) oxide is found in limestone regions and coral reefs as metallic trioxocarbonates(IV) and hydrogentrioxocarbonates(IV).

It is an important material for food production in plants, in the presence of light and chlorophyll pigment.

Whenever carbon-containing substances like petrol, wood, paper, decaying matter, or kerosene burn in a plentiful supply of air, complete combustion takes place, and carbon (IV) oxide is produced.

\( \scriptsize CO \: + \: O_{2(g)} \: \overset{heat}{\normalsize \rightarrow} \scriptsize CO_{2(g)} \)

Laboratory Preparation of Carbon (IV) Oxide:

Carbon (IV) Oxide can be prepared in the laboratory by the action of acid on any trioxocarbonate (IV). However, the most convenient way