carbon dioxide

Summary

carbon dioxide is a type of chemical entity^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,366 views/month, #55 of 12,596).^[2]

Key Facts

• carbon dioxide is credited with the discovery of Jan Baptist van Helmont^[3].
• carbon dioxide is credited with the discovery of Joseph Black^[4].
• carbon dioxide is credited with the discovery of Joseph Priestley^[5].
• carbon dioxide's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity^[6].
• carbon dioxide's instance of is recorded as trace gas^[7].
• carbon dioxide's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(=O)=O^[8].
• carbon dioxide's chemical formula is recorded as CO₂^[9].
• carbon dioxide is a type of acidic oxide^[10].
• carbon dioxide is a type of oxocarbon^[11].
• carbon dioxide is part of carbon dioxide binding^[12].
• carbon dioxide is part of response to carbon dioxide^[13].
• carbon dioxide is part of methanogenesis, from carbon dioxide^[14].
• carbon dioxide is part of cellular response to carbon dioxide^[15].
• carbon dioxide is part of carbon dioxide transmembrane transport^[16].
• carbon dioxide is part of carbon dioxide transmembrane transporter activity^[17].
• carbon dioxide is part of carbon dioxide transport^[18].
• carbon dioxide is part of carbon dioxide homeostasis^[19].
• carbon dioxide is part of cellular carbon dioxide homeostasis^[20].
• carbon dioxide is part of air pollution^[21].
• carbon dioxide is used for coolant^[22].
• carbon dioxide is used for food additive^[23].
• carbon dioxide is used for medication^[24].
• carbon dioxide's Commons category is recorded as Carbon dioxide^[25].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Jan Baptist van Helmont^[3], a chemist^[26], 1577–1644^[27], of Hispanic Monarchy^[28], specialised in chemistry^[29]; Joseph Black^[4], a chemist^[30], 1728–1799^[31], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[32], specialised in physics^[33]; and Joseph Priestley^[5], a philosopher^[34], 1733–1804^[35], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[36], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[37], specialised in philosophy^[38].

Why It Matters

carbon dioxide ranks in the top 0.44% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,366 views/month, #55 of 12,596).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]