| Abstract: | Carbon dioxide is a dangerous volcanic gas. When carbon dioxide seeps from the ground, it normally mixes with the air and dissipates rapidly. However, because carbon dioxide gas is heavier than air, it can collect in snowbanks, depressions, and poorly ventilated enclosures posing a potential danger to people and other living things. In this experiment we show how carbon dioxide gas displaces oxygen as it collects in low-lying areas. When carbon dioxide, created by mixing vinegar and baking soda, is added to a bowl with candles of different heights, the flames are extinguished as if by magic. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 98796 |
| Citation Author: | Venezky, Dina; Wessells, Stephen |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Volcano Science Center, Long Valley Observatory |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | Downloadable Video, 4:21 min; Sound File, 4:21 min; Transcript |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2010-1174 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Carbon dioxide dangers demonstration model; 2010; OFR; 2010-1174; Venezky, Dina; Wessells, Stephen |
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| Citation Year: | 2010 |
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| Text: | Carbon dioxide dangers demonstration model; 2010; OFR; 2010-1174; Venezky, Dina; Wessells, Stephen |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1174/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
