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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Carbon Dioxide is a colorless gas with a faint, sharp odor and a sour taste when dissolved in water. Carbon Dioxide makes up about 0.03% of the air by volume. It is one of the main contributors of the greenhouse effect, because it causes the temperature in the atmosphere to rise. Carbon Dioxide or (CO2) is a very important gas. Plants need it to produce oxygen and photosynthesize ,which they use carbon dioxide to produce carbohydrates. We also use Carbon Dioxide in many other ways in everyday life. Its used as a refrigerant, used in carbonation of soft drinks, in aerosol sprays, and most importantly used in fire extinguishers. Its great for putting out fire because of its heavy weight ( its heavier than air so it blankets a fire) and because it doesn't burn so it extinguishes a fire.

Carbon Dioxide can also be a bit of a nuisance.

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Can carbon dioxide make people sick?

Carbon dioxide is a waste product breathed out by living animals. Excessive intake of carbon dioxide can lead to carbon dioxide poisoning.


Why is carbon dioxide from your body?

Carbon Dioxide is toxic in large concentrations. Mild symptoms include nausea and muscle cramp, but carbon dioxide poisoning can be fatal in extreme cases.Not to be confused with carbon monoxide poisoning, which is harder to detect and a lot more dangerous.


What do you know about carbon dioxide poisoning?

Carbon dioxide poisoning causes mental impairment, vertigo, ataxia, chest pains, seizures, and loss of consciousness and more serious for babies, pregnant women, and persons with heart or breathing problems.


How many people died during the building of the Hoover Dam from carbon dioxide poisoning?

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What do you know about carbon dioxide?

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How can you prevent the effects of carbon dioxide poisoning?

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What gas is exhaled from the lungs?

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Is carbon dioxide an element or carbon?

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


Can nose bleeds be caused by carbon monoxide poisoning?

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Why is exhaust harmful?

Some of the most harmful elements in your car's exhaust is carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and benzene. All of these elements are harmful to the body. For example, by breathing in carbon monoxide (CO), you can get carbon monoxide poisoning. This happens because CO binds to the hemoglobins in the blood faster than oxygen does. Then the blood cannot transport oxygen to the brain, organs, and other body tissues and the brain then shuts down. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a form of suffocation.


What gas is produced by respiration?

Carbon dioxide is produced as a byproduct of cellular respiration in organisms, including humans and animals. During respiration, glucose is broken down in the presence of oxygen to produce energy, water, and carbon dioxide.


What gas is given off by cellular respiration?

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