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If "heavier than" in the question is interpreted to mean "has an Atomic Mass greater than", the answer is nitrogen

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Q: Which element is heavier than carbon but lighter than oxygen?
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Is carbon dioxide lighter than oxygen?

carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen therefore oxygen is lighter.


How many times heavier is one atom of carbon than one atom of oxygen?

It isn't. Carbon is 6th on the Periodic Table and Oxygen is 8. Oxygen is the heavier element. mass of oxygen / mass of carbon 15.99g / 12.01g = 1.33 heavier than carbon


Which is heavier carbon monoxide or oxygen?

Oxygen. Because , mass of carbon monoxide is 28, whereas that of oxygen is 32.


are oxygen and carbon an element?

No, Oxygen is an element and Carbon is an element. Thus Oxygen and Carbon are elements.


Why is compound lighter than a element?

A compound is not lighter than an element, if that element is part of the compound. Some compounds, like H2O would be lighter than, say, the element lead, but it is not lighter than the elements that make it up, i.e. hydgrogen and/or oxygen.


What is heavier oxygen or CO2?

CO2 carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen.


Which is lighter oxygen or carbon dioxide?

Oxygen


Why can the Sun not produce heavier elements beyond carbon and oxygen?

The sun does not have enough mass or a hot enough core to fuse heavier elements such as carbon and oxygen.


Is carbon monoxide a element or a compound?

compound. has carbon and oxygen compound. has carbon and oxygen


Is carbon dioxide an element or carbon?

Carbon is an element, but not carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a compound of carbon and oxygen.


Which gasses are heavier than oxygen?

Carbon dioxide is denser than oxygen.


One of the two element in carbon dioxide?

Carbon and oxygen