Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Carbon monoxide:
The simplest carbon oxide, consisting of one carbon atom
bonded
to one oxygen atom.
Molecular formula
CO.
Molecular Structure
of Carbon Monoxide
Resonance contributors
Ball and spoke
Space-filling model
Molecular model kit
Among other sources, carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete
combustion
of
organic
materials.
Related terms:
Carbon dioxide
,
carbon suboxide
,
carbonyl group
,
carbonyl oxide
,
carbonic acid
,
carbonate
,
ketene
,
carbene
,
double bond
,
triple bond
,
resonance hybrid
,
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