Difference between Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
Oxygen |
Carbon dioxide |
Oxygen is essential gas which is present in air in small quantity about 21% of concentration. |
Carbon dioxide is present less than 1% on the earth.
Near about 0.03% concentration. |
Oxygen is inhaled by most of the animals. |
Carbon dioxide is exhaled by most of the animals. |
Oxygen is a diatomic gas which have 2 oxygen atoms bonded with each other by double bond. |
Carbon dioxide is a molecule which is triatomic. Carbon dioxide contains one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms covalently bonded with each other. |
It is a chemical element which is present in the group 16 of the modern periodic table. |
It is not an element. It is a molecule. |
Atomic number of oxygen is 8. The chemical formula for oxygen is O2. The symbol of oxygen is O. Molar mass of oxygen is 16 g /mol. |
Chemical formula of carbon dioxide is CO2. carbon dioxide has molar mass 44 g/ mol. |
It is used in the hospitals , for welding material, and other industries. Pure oxygen is used to pump in the dirty water to clean the water. |
Carbon dioxide is used in the industry of soft drinks and cold drinks. It is also used in the bakery industry. |
At the high altitude oxygen level is low so athletes use oxygen cylinder to climb the high altitudes |
Carbon dioxide gas is used in the fire extinguisher. |