Did you know that carbon dioxide can be found all over the universe? Come and learn about what carbon dioxide is, where it can be found, as well as its positive and negative attributes.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
CO² is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide, but what does that stand for? A cat and two oranges? No. A car and two olives? No. One carbon and two oxygen atoms? Yes! Atoms are the basic units of matter, which means that atoms are in everything. Sometimes, atoms come together to form elements, which is something that cannot be broken down any further, as it is already in its simple form. Carbon and oxygen are examples of elements. When one carbon and two oxygen come together the compound called carbon dioxide is formed. Compounds are when more than one element combines to create something new. Carbon dioxide is one of the most common compounds in the world. You can't see it. It is an invisible gas with no color. Some people claim to be able to taste or smell carbon dioxide, but in fact, it has no smell and no taste. What people are smelling is the burning of carbon dioxide.
Where is Carbon Dioxide?
Carbon dioxide can be found all over the world, in the air and the ocean. However, it is not always produced naturally. There are many man-made sources of carbon dioxide. Öne source of-carbon dioxide is the burning of fossil fuels. People burn fossil fuels when they are using most forms of electricity or driving their cars, As of 2016, carbon dioxide accounts for less than 1% of the Earth's atmosphere. Plants remove excess carbon dioxide from the air. They breathe in a way that is opposite of humans. Did you know that when you breathe in oxygen, you end up breathing out carbon dioxide? The carbon dioxide produced is made from the carbon that is in the food that you eat and excess oxygen. Plants, however, breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe it out as oxygen.
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