Question

What elements made up the compound carbon dioxide

Answer 1

Answer:

Two Oxygen atoms and One carbon atom

Explanation:

Carbon dioxide is composed of one carbon atom covalently bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is a gas (at standard temperature and pressure) that is exhaled by animals and utilized by plants during photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide, CO2, is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms and one carbon atom

Answer 2

One carbon atom and two oxygen atoms.

Explanation:

Explanation:

• Carbon dioxide ($CO$₂) is a colourless gas. It is heavy and is typically formed by burning of fuels, breaking down or burning of any organic matter like any animal as well as plant matter, and also by breathing. It is also absorbed by plants from the air in a process termed as photosynthesis.

• It is a chemical compound that is generally made up of two oxygen atoms as well as one carbon atom.
• Every atom of oxygen is said to share a double bond with the carbon atom.