Both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are made of carbon and oxygen, but they are not the same compound. Explain why these compounds differ from each other.

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Andreas Winters

5 December, 03:18

Both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are made of carbon and oxygen, but they are not the same compound. Explain why these compounds differ from each other.

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Deandre · Answer 1

Carbon monoxide is a carbon atom bonded with an oxygen atom. Carbon dioxide is a carbon atom bonded with two oxygen atoms. That's it really, they have different properties but that is significantly more detailed and all a result of their molecular formula.