Carbon trioxide is a unstable product of reactions between carbon dioxide and a single oxygen atom.[1] It has also been detected in reactions between carbon monoxide and molecular oxygen. Among other places it has been shown to be created in the drift zone of a negative corona discharge.[2] This pathway arises from reactions between carbon dioxide and atomic oxygen ions, created from molecular oxygen by free electrons in the plasma. Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance transparent (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... Carbon monoxide, chemical formula CO, is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and highly toxic gas. ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance transparent (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... In electricity, a corona discharge is an electrical discharge brought on by the ionization of a fluid surrounding a conductor, which occurs when the potential gradient exceeds a certain value, in situations where sparking (also known as arcing) is not favoured. ... Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas comprised of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ... A Plasma lamp, illustrating some of the more complex phenomena of a plasma, including filamentation A solar coronal mass ejection blasts plasma throughout the solar system. ...

Three possible isomers of carbon trioxide exist, denoted Cs, D3h, and C2v. The C2v state has been shown by various studies to be the ground state of the molecule.[3]

References

• Sabin, J. R.; Kim, H. Chemical Physics Letters, Volume 11, Issue 5, p.593-597
• V. Sobek;J. D. Skalný, Czechoslovak Journal of Physics, Volume 43, Number 8, August 1993
• Electronic structure and spectroscopy of carbon trioxide