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Is CO2 made of fossil fuels?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

No. C02 is a gas created or better yet expelled from every living thing on the planet such as plants, animals, algae and even bacteria. Whenever an organic compound is combusted or burnt it releases C02. The burning of fossil fuels will expel C02. Volcanoes, hot springs and forest fires along with trees and plants were the and remain the largest depositors of C02 in the atmosphere. It is unique that it does not have a liquid state at a regular atmospheric pressure. In its solid form it is called dry ice. When it melts, it changes straight into a gas.

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