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Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide
Chemistry · Chapter 15 · Theme 9: Carbon and its Compounds
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- Laboratory preparation of carbon dioxide from marble (or sodium carbonate) and dilute hydrochloric acid
- Physical properties of carbon dioxide; fire extinguishing
- Chemical properties: acidic nature, reaction with basic oxides, action on lime water and litmus
- Uses of carbon dioxide
- Carbon monoxide: formation by incomplete burning, use as a reducing agent in extracting iron, harmful effects (asphyxia)