Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide: Overview
This topic highlights carbon dioxide as an important carbon compound. Physical and chemical properties of carbon dioxide are explained here in detail. Uses of carbon dioxide are also highlighted here with examples.
Important Questions on Carbon dioxide
Can we make oxygen from carbon dioxide?

The important gas is formed during the reaction between potassium superoxide and carbon dioxide is nitrogen.

Write the reaction between potassium superoxide and carbon dioxide.

Identify the most useful product that formed during the reaction between potassium superoxide and carbon dioxide.

Complete the following reaction :

Complete the following reaction :

When carbon dioxide reacts with sodium oxide, it leads to the formation of sodium hydroxide.

Write the reaction between sodium oxide and carbon dioxide.


Carbon dioxide can act as an oxidising agent. What is an oxidising agent?

Carbon dioxide can act as oxidising agent. Explain using one reaction.

Carbon dioxide as a reducing agent.

Carbon dioxide is a combustible substance.

Identify the substance from the following which is non-combustible.


Why is carbon dioxide gas used in extinguishing fires?

Write an equation to show the reaction of carbon dioxide with .

Write an equation to show the reaction of carbon dioxide with .

Write an equation to show the reaction of carbon dioxide with .

Write an equation to show the reaction of carbon dioxide with .
