Carbon Monoxide
Covalent bond
The name for Carbon Monoxide is CO, C being Carbon and O being Oxygen. Both Carbon and Oxygen are harmless (not harmful) as we can see from oxygen being breathed in everyday life. Carbon and Oxygen bond by covalent bonding. This means that they bond by sharing their electrons with one another. 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.
Carbon monoxide forms when there is not enough oxygen to produce carbon dioxide (CO2), such as when operating a stove or an internal combustion engine in an enclosed space. In the presence of oxygen, carbon monoxide burns with a blue flame, producing carbon dioxide. Coal gas, which was widely used before the 1960s for domestic lighting, cooking and heating, had carbon monoxide as a significant constituent. Some processes in modern technology, such as iron smelting, still produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct.
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