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Test it with lime water. If the lime water goes milky you have carbon dioxide.

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Q: How could we confirm that the gas generated was in fact Carbon dioxide?
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Could carbon be called carbon dioxide?

No. Carbon dioxide contains oxygen as well as carbon.


If you could break up a carbon dioxide molecule would you still have carbon dioxide?

Although the molecule is broken up it does not change the fact that it is carbon dioxide. Therefore you still have carbon dioxide.


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What could happen to carbon dioxide if water temperatures rise?

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If you could break up carbon dioxide molecule would you still have carbon dioxide?

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How could cutting down trees lead to the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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What is something you burn and it releases carbon dioxide?

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When carbon monoxide and oxygen react carbon dioxide forms?

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What is carbon dioxide needed for?

I SUGGEST THAT Carbon dioxide is a necessary byproduct of all chemical processes that could convert organic matter to usable energy. Without carbon dioxide, we could not digest and make use of food.and for respration of plants also.


What chemical test could be used to confirm that the gas prodced in a chemical reaction is carbon dioxide?

The gas yielded from a chamical reaction should be allowed to pass through clean lime water. If the gas is CO2, it turns lime water milky by formation of CaCO3. This is the confirmatory test for CO2 gas