225k views
5 votes
What is the difference between Oxygen (O2) and Carbon

Dioxide (CO2)?
Carbon Dioxide can exist at absolute zero and Oxygen cannot
Oxygen is a compound and Carbon Dioxide is an element
Oxygen is a gas in our atmosphere and Carbon Dioxide is not
O Oxygen is an element and Carbon Dioxide is a compound

User Jmbmage
by
8.5k points

1 Answer

0 votes

Answer:

Oxygen is an element and CO2 is a compound.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oxygen is it's own element in general, whereas CO2 is a mixture of Carbon and Oxygen thus making it a compound. Oxygen can exist at absolute 0. There is CO2 in our atmosphere.

User Pankaj Lahoti
by
8.0k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.