First of all, Carbon Monoxide is a gas, not a solution. To find the acidity or alkalinity of a solution [the 'potential of hydrogen or the 'ph'] there has to be hydrogen present, which you do not have in CO, carbon monoxide. The first answer above needs a bit of clarification. Gasses often dissolve in liquid solvents to form solutions. Well known examples include Ammonia-Water, Chlorine-Water, Carbon Dioxide-Water, and Nitrogen Dioxide-Water. The amount of gas held in the solution depends on temperature, pressure, and sometimes, the presence of other chemicals (cosolvents or catalysts). Carbon monoxide (CO) also dissolves in water, though not as well as carbon dioxide (CO2). When CO dissolves in water, some amount of formic acid (HCOOH) is produced; the solution is thus weakly acidic. There are at least two industrial processes known to this writer that involve dissolving CO in water. In one, CO is dissolved in water to make an antibacterial rinse for meat processing. In the other, CO is dissolved in water for the express purpose of manufacturing formic acid. (Industrially, this reaction occurs at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of an amine. At room temperature, this reaction is energetically not very favorable.) See US Patent 5,334,759 (1994).
CO2 + H2O = H2CO3 (Carbonic Acid).
NB The cooler a liquid the more gas it will hold in solution.
Conversely the warmer a liquid the less gas it holds in solution. This second statement is evidenced by boiling water. As the water warms up small bubbles begin to rise. As the liquid becomes hotter the bubbles become larger and more violent. This is the gas held in solution leaving the solution.
The carbon monoxide (CO) is practically insoluble in water.
Carbon dioxide dissolves in water to form carbonic acid. We drink carbonic acid when we drink soda pop/ soft drink.
CO2 + H2O --> H2CO3
Carbon monoxide is not used in pop. Carbon dioxide is use. The carbon dioxide reacts with water to form carbonic acid, which gives the drink its bite. The release of carbon dioxide forms the bubbles.
No. Even when CO dissolves in rain, it does not form any acid.
The final pH of the mixture will depend on how much of the strong acid you add. The initial amount of acid will neutralize the alkaline solution, and if there is enough of the strong acid, the final pH will then become acidic, i.e. pH < 7.
it is a basic.
carbon monoxide is a by-product of combustion which means after burning a fossil fuel it is produced hope this helps samsami
Carbon monoxide is acidic substance and it is already proved that it is the main cause of acid rains.
The pH of the solution become 11-12.
base
nope. it is a base
it tells you if the solution is an acid or alkaline.
Not directly; carbon doxide can cause an acid rain.
a neutral
An ammonia solution is alkaline.
With the right proportions, the solution will be neutral.
Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbonic acid, carbonates, and bicarbonates are inorganic.
Because 'sdoium stearate' is the conjugate base of the weak carboxylic acid 'stearic acid'. Since a solution of stearic acid would be slightly acidic, a solution of sodium stearate will be basic or alkaline.
Carbon dioxide gas, carbon monoxide gas, maybe carbon (black solid) and water (absorbed by conc. suluric acid)