Constituent
Name
solid CO2
Official name
Carbon dioxide ice
Family
molecular solid
Class
non polar molecular solid
Compound type
inorganic molecular solid
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Abundance comments
The liquid water used to produce the particles is deionized water or ultra-pure water
Formula
$CO_2$
Chemical formula
CO2
Elemental formula
C O2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$CO_2$ Carbon dioxide molecule 1 1.0 1.0 pure main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$=C=O$ 2 main
Class
molecular solids with apolar molecules (01)
Type
with polyatomic inorganic apolar molecules (01.07)
Phase name
Cubic CO2-I ice
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
trigonal
Crystal spacegroup
P4(2)/mnm
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
44.01 $g/mol$
Density
1.562 $g/cm^3$
Refringence type
isotropic