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Carbon monoxide (CO), also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas which is slightly lighter than air. It is highly toxic to humans and animals in higher quantities, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal biological functions. It consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom, connected by a triple bond which consists of two covalent bonds as well as one dative covalent bond.
Covalent bonding is a form of chemical bonding that is characterized by the sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms, and other covalent bonds. In short, the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms when they share electrons is known as covalent bonding.
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. The name "carbon" comes from Latin carbo, coal.
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots (acid, literally "sharp", referring to the sour taste of acids) , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition. At standard temperature and pressure, two atoms of the element bind to form dioxide, a colorless, odorless, tasteless diatomic gas with the formula O2. It is a highly reactive nonmetallic element that readily forms compounds with almost all other elements.
Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity. The name "carbon" comes from Latin carbo, coal.
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots (acid, literally "sharp", referring to the sour taste of acids) , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition. At standard temperature and pressure, two atoms of the element bind to form dioxide, a colorless, odorless, tasteless diatomic gas with the formula O2. It is a highly reactive nonmetallic element that readily forms compounds with almost all other elements.
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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Carbon-dioxide-octet-dot-cross-2D.png
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Carbon-dioxide-octet-dot-cross-2D.png
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