Scientists Say: Dioxide
When two oxygens are attached to some other atom, they get a special name
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This is a model of a carbon dioxide molecule. The carbon is in black and the two oxygen atoms are in red.
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When two oxygens are attached to some other atom, they get a special name
This is a model of a carbon dioxide molecule. The carbon is in black and the two oxygen atoms are in red.
Jynto/Wikimedia Commons