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Carbon particles can be suspended in the air as a fine dust that can settle on surfaces making them appear dirty. Carbon also exists in the atmosphere as clear gasecompounds such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
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∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoIf you mean what does it look like, you might observe it :
- as a pure compound, it is a black particulate (e.g. soot) from poor combustion of fuel
- as a simple compound it can be any of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide or methane and colourless
- as a complex hydrocarbon like tureen, gasoline it may be a slightly able haze or colourless
If you mean how did it get there:
- carbon monoxide and dioxide come from combustion
- simple gaseous compounds come from fuel leaks, rotting anaerobic material, cellulose digestion
- complex carbon compounds come from hydrocarbon evaporation and some plants like evergreen trees.
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What planet has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere?
Venus has the thickest carbon dioxide atmosphere.
Terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere?
Mars is the terrestrial planet with a thin carbon dioxide atmosphere. Venus also has an atmosphere of carbon dioxide, but it is very thick.
Carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as which of the following compounds?
List the compounds so I can answer your question. I would imagine Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide would be the first 2.
How would a planet have an all carbon dioxide atmosphere?
Such an atmosphere on a planet would be the result of carbon dioxide emitted from volcanoes.
Where is carbon in the atmosphere mostly found?
Carbon Dioxide at .033% The only other two sources in the atmosphere are methane and carbon dioxide both of which are much less abundant.
In which form does carbon appear in the atmosphere?
It appears as its dioxide in gaseous form.
How is carbon extracted from atmosphere?
Carbon is removed from the atmosphere in some ways. For example, plants and trees eliminate carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. Carbon will be released into the atmosphere when an organism dies.
What the from of carbon in the atmosphere?
Most of the carbon in the atmosphere is in the form of carbon dioxide, (CO2) gas.
Why carbon can not enter the atmosphere?
Carbon can enter the atmosphere. It moves in and out of the atmosphere through the earth's regular carbon cycle.What it can not do is enter as pure carbon. Carbon is a solid in it's natural state and solids fall out of our atmosphere. Carbon must mix with a gas, such as oxygen, to create another gas, carbon dioxide, to enter the atmosphere.
Process by which carbon circulatesaroundthe earth as plants remove carbon from the atmosphere and animals add carbon to the atmosphere?
Carbon Cycle.
Does burning fossil fuels remove carbon from the atmosphere?
No, it puts carbon into the atmosphere.
Is the atmosphere a carbon store?
yes the atmosphere is a long term carbon store
How is carbon cycled from the atmosphere through producers and consumers?
How is carbon cycled from the atmosphere through producers and consumers?
Process by which carbon circulates around the earth as plants remove carbon from the atmosphere and animal add carbon to the atmosphere?
The carbon cycle
How is carbon dioxide fixed in the atmosphere?
It is not fixed in the atmosphere. It moves as part of the carbon cycle in and out of the oceans, the atmosphere and the land.
What planet has a thick carbon dioxide atmosphere?
Venus has the thickest carbon dioxide atmosphere.
How does carbon move from plants and animals into the atmosphere?
Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
