What is the correct way to show carbon dioxide in the gas phase? a. CO (g) b. CO2 (g) c. CO2 (s) d. CO2 (gp)

Chemistry · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Carbon dioxide contains the chemical element Carbon represented by the chemical symbol C, and two oxygen molecules, hence we refer oxygen as dioxide, and represent it in the chemical symbol O2. Carbon dioxide is expressed as CO2, and since we are asked to show it in a gas phase, then we can enclose the letter g with a parenthesis, to symbolize gas, hence for the other phases such as  solid, we enclose s, and l for liquid.

CO2 (g)

Final answer:

b. CO2 (g)

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