Co2

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Uses 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 Internet Database 7 References

More Specific Terms

• greenhouse effect

Introduction

• A colourless, odorless gas. CO2 is called an acid anhydride or an "acid without water." -> occurs in the atmposphere as a result of the oxidation of carbon & carbon compounds

Uses

• As a respiratory stimulant
• As the source of carbon for plants
• Uesd in fire extinguishers.

More General Terms

• metabolic agent (metabolic modifier)

Additional Terms

• greenhouse effect
• H2CO3 (carbonic acid)
• HCO3- (bicarbonate)
• partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2)

Internet Database

PubChem: 280
PubChem: 119388

References

1.Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999. 2.General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis, KW Whitten & KD Gailey, Saunders College Publishing, New York, NY 1981.

CO2 (carbon dioxide, carbonic anhydride)