Carbon Monoxide
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Carbon Monoxide(CO) is the absolute simplest Oxocarbon. It is a colourless, toxic gas. Carbon monoxide is the result of incomplete combustion, where not enough oxygen is present to create Carbon Dioxide. In the atmosphere, it is a primary reagent in the creation of ozone. Carbon monoxide is composed of a triple bond between the carbon atom, and the oxygen atom, with two of the bonds being normal covalent bonds, and the third a dative bond, where the oxygen donates an 2 electrons to the carbon atom. Carbon monoxide is flamable in the presence of oxygen, creating carbon dioxide.