Compound Name:

Carbon Dioxide

Compound Formula

CO₂

Molar mass

44.01 g/mol

Boiling point

There is no boiling point at normal pressures

Sublimes at

-78.48 degrees C

Density in natural state

Density is 1.527 g/cm³

Where is CO₂ found?

CO₂  is a minor component of the Earth's atmosphere. It can also be found in relative abundance on other planets in the solar system. 

What is the natural abundance of CO₂  

Of the Earth's atmosphere, CO₂ is about 3 volumes in 10,000 or about 370 ppm. The atmospheric level of carbon dioxide climbed from about 0.028 percent in 1860, to 0.0315 percent by 1958, and to 0.034 percent by 1981.

Percent composition by mass

27.29 % carbon, 72.71 % Oxygen

Percent composition by number

For every one part Carbon, there are two parts Oxygen

Type of bonding

Carbon has a covalent, double bond with each of the two Oxygen atoms

Solubility

Carbon dioxide is slightly soluble in water (1.79 volumes per volume at 0º C)