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carbon oxide; carbonic oxide; monoxyde de carbone (Fr.) | carbon oxide; carbonic oxide; monoxyde de carbone (Fr.) | ||
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| − | Soluble in ethanol and some organic solvents. Slightly soluble in water. Burns with a light blue flame. | + | * Very toxic by inhalation. Good ventilation should always be used with furnaces, kilns, stoves, gas engines and space heaters. |
| + | * Very flammable. Forms explosive mixture when mixed with air. | ||
| + | * Airgas: [https://www.airgas.com/msds/001014.pdf SEDS] | ||
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| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
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| + | * Soluble in ethanol and some organic solvents. Slightly soluble in water. | ||
| + | * Burns with a light blue flame. | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 144 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 144 | ||
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* Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979 | * Michael McCann, ''Artist Beware'', Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979 | ||
| − | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, | + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 |
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 19 May 2022
Description
An odorless, colorless, tasteless, and highly poisonous gas. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon containing materials. It is used in organic synthesis and metallurgy.
Synonyms and Related Terms
carbon oxide; carbonic oxide; monoxyde de carbone (Fr.)
Risks
- Very toxic by inhalation. Good ventilation should always be used with furnaces, kilns, stoves, gas engines and space heaters.
- Very flammable. Forms explosive mixture when mixed with air.
- Airgas: SEDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Soluble in ethanol and some organic solvents. Slightly soluble in water.
- Burns with a light blue flame.
| Composition | CO |
|---|---|
| CAS | 630-08-0 |
| Melting Point | -205.0 C |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 28.0 |
| Boiling Point | -191.5 |
Physical and Chemical Properties
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 144
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 1861
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000