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Can you smell CO2

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I cannot see any individual atoms whatsoever in their single individuality without an incredibly powerful microscope -- however, we can readily see huge accumulations of atoms in everything visible around us. So... no and yes.

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You can see carbon dioxide (co2) at very cold temperatures, for example dry ice (frozen co2) at room temperature will give of gaseous co2 as it warms up, you will see this gas until such time as it reaches room temperature when it will no longer be visible.

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There's some carbon dioxide in our air, so we do breath some in. The carbon dioxide can't be used by humans an animals though.

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carbon dioxide it colourless carbon dioxide it colourless carbon dioxide it colourless

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That is why it is dangerous. CO2 is odorless.

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