carbon monoxide

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Also known as carbon(II) oxide, Carboneum oxygenisatum, CO, C#O, [CO], carbon oxide, flue gas, monoxide

chemical compound

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Carbon monoxide is a chemical compound with the formula CO and a mass of 28.01. Its standard enthalpy of formation is -110.52, and it has a standard molar entropy of 197.7. The molecule possesses an electric dipole moment of 0.110 and an ionization energy of 14.01. It is characterized by a canonical SMILES notation of [C-]#[O+].

The substance has a density of 0.00125 and a speed of sound of 338. Its melting point is listed as -205 and -337, while the boiling point is -313 and -191.5. Vapor pressure is recorded at 35, and solubility is 2. It is immediately dangerous to life or health at a level of 1380. The lower flammable limit is 12.5, and the upper flammable limit is 74.

Exposure limits include a time-weighted average of 55 and a ceiling limit of 229. The NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is 0105. In literature, PubMed lists 45,434 entries for the query carbon monoxide. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 3,139 other encyclopedia articles.

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Chemical data

Formula: CO
Molecular weight: 28.01 g/mol
IUPAC name: carbon monoxide
SMILES: [C-]#[O+]
InChIKey: UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 0.7
Polar surface area: 1 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Research

45,434 papers

Clinical practice. Carbon monoxide poisoning.ReviewThe New England journal of medicine · 2009Weaver LKDOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp0808891
Carbon monoxide.ReviewPediatrics in review · 2005Kind TDOI: 10.1542/pir.26-4-150
Carbon monoxide.ReviewJournal of applied toxicology : JAT · 1999Von Burg RDOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1263(199909/10)19:5<379::aid-jat563>3.0.co;2-8
Carbon monoxide.ReviewCritical care medicine · 2005Sethi JMDOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000185501.92983.ec
Carbon monoxide and smoking behavior.ReviewAddictive behaviors · 1979Frederiksen LW, Martin JEDOI: 10.1016/0306-4603(79)90017-0
Carbon monoxide.JAMA · 1971
Endogenous carbon monoxide production.ReviewThe New England journal of medicine · 1970Coburn RFDOI: 10.1056/NEJM197001222820407
CARBON monoxide poisoning.Lancet (London, England) · 1953

Wikidata facts

Subclass of: diatomic molecule
Mass: 28.01
Has parts of class: carbon–oxygen bond

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Commons category: Carbon monoxide
chemical formula: CO
melting point: -337
canonical SMILES: [C-]#[O+]
topic's main category: Category:Carbon monoxide
immediately dangerous to life or health: 1380
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID: 0105
speed of sound: 338
has effect: air pollution
boiling point: -191.5
vapor pressure: 35
solubility: 2
lower flammable limit: 12.5
upper flammable limit: 74
ionization energy: 14.01
time-weighted average exposure limit: 55
ceiling exposure limit: 229
standard enthalpy of formation: -110.52
found in taxon: Homo sapiens
density: 0.00125
subject has role: primary metabolite
standard molar entropy: 197.7
different from: carbonyl
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
electric dipole moment: 0.110
associated hazard: carbon monoxide poisoning

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