1.
INVESTIGATING WHETHER
PLANTS PRODUCE CARBON
DIOXIDE DURING
RESPIRATION.
PRESENTED BY NESIA HENAKU AND WENDLYN AGYEMANG.

2.
WHAT IS CARBON DIOXIDE?
CARBON DIOXIDE IS A CHEMICAL COMPOUND MADE UP OF MOLECULES THAT EACH HAVE ONE
CARBON ATOM COVALENTLY DOUBLE BONDED TO TWO OXYGEN ATOMS. IT IS FOUND IN THE
GAS STATE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
CARBON DIOXIDE IS SOLUBLE IN WATER AND IS FOUND IN GROUNDWATER, LAKES, AND
SEAWATER.
MOLAR MASS: 44.01 G/MOL
CLASSIFICATION: ACIDIC OXIDE
STRUCTURE: O=C=O

3.
WHAT IS RESPIRATION?