Questions tagged [carbon-dioxide]

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What makes carbon dioxide gas "sticky" in pipes?

There's some perceived wisdom where I work that when flowing $\ce{CO2}$ gas in pipes it acts somewhat "sticky", in the sense that it lingers around longer and takes more $\ce{N2}$ or air to purge out than, say, methane or $\ce{N2}$. Unfortunately,…
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How do I measure the percentage of CO2 in the air?

What tools can, in a very simple home environment, be used to easily measure CO2 levels in the air, for use in a home school science experiment?
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