Carbon Monoxide

A colourless gas that is very poisonous as it combines with the haemoglobin in blood forming a stable compound so reducing the ability to carry oxygen. Present in car exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke. Compression ignition (diesel) engines generate significantly lower CO emissions than spark ignited engines.

Symbol

CO

Also known as

Carbonic Oxide

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Density	1.25	kgm-3	Clip
Boiling Point	81	K	Clip
Specific heat capacity	1050	Jkg-1K-1	Clip
Latent heat of evaporation	211000	Jkg-1	Clip
Ratio of Specific Heats	1.404		Clip
Thermal conductivity	0.0232	Wm-1K-1	Clip
Refractivity	0.000338		Clip
Viscosity	0.0000166	Nsm-2	Clip
Kinematic Viscosity	0.00001328	m2s-1	Clip
Critical Temperature	134	K	Clip
Critical Pressure	3500000	Pa	Clip
Critical Volume	0.0000931	m3mol-1	Clip

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See also: Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen.