CARBON MONOXIDE GAS

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas that is slightly less dense than air. Laboratory Preparation of Carbon (II) Oxide Carbon (II) oxide (carbon monoxide), CO, is prepared in the laboratory by dehydrating methanoic acid (formic acid), HCOOH or ethanedioic (oxalic) acid and passing carbon(IV) oxide, CO 2