Name some advantages and disadvantages of separating oxygen isotopes by gaseous diffusion of carbon dioxide instead of carbon monoxide

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Hannah Frederick

17 December, 23:34

Name some advantages and disadvantages of separating oxygen isotopes by gaseous diffusion of carbon dioxide instead of carbon monoxide

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Zackery · Answer 1

Advantage: CO2 isn't as toxic as CO. Disadvantages: Can get a mixture of oxygen isotopes in CO2, so some species would effuse at about the same rate." But I'm jumping into AP Chem with no prior knowledge so I don't understand anything.