What is the diameter of carbon dioxide molecule?

Answer 1

The diameter of a carbon dioxide (CO2) molecule can be calculated using the van der Waals radius of carbon (C) and oxygen (O) atoms, which are approximately 170 picometers (pm) and 152 pm, respectively. The diameter of a CO2 molecule would be the sum of the van der Waals radii of the carbon and two oxygen atoms, which totals around 474 picometers (pm). This measurement represents the distance between the outermost atoms in a linear CO2 molecule.

Answer 2

This is quite a vague question, so I'll try my best here. Carbon dioxide, CO2 is quite a heavy gas. It has a relative molecular mass of 44 because the R.A.M of C=12 and the R.A.M of O=16x2=32. 1 mole of CO2 contains 6.02x 1023 molecules of CO2. When one compares CO2 to say H2, is becomes very apparent how much larger CO2 is as the Relative molecular mass of H2=2!

Answer 3

The diameter of a carbon dioxide molecule, as typically measured by the van der Waals radius, is approximately 3.3 angstroms.

Answer 4

The diameter of a oxygen molecule is approximately 3.6 Angstroms. 1 Angstroms = 10e-10meters.

Answer 5

Measurements show the carbon atom to be around 0.22nm in diameter

Answer 6

3.711 Angstrom = 3.711 x 10^-10 meters

Source: Molecular and gas dynamics textbook

Answer 7

Atomic distance in O=C=O is 116.3 pm = 116.3*10-12 m,

so the length is more than 2*(116.3*10-12),

so lenght > 232.6*10-12 m

Answer 8

3.87 * 10 ^-10 m

Answer 9

about 7.27*10^-9 m

Answer 10

3.23 Angstroms