What Temperature is Required to Break CO2 Molecules?

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Carbon dioxide (CO2) begins to break down into carbon monoxide (CO) and oxygen (O2) at approximately 1500°C. The process requires extremely high temperatures due to the strength of its polar covalent bonds. An electrical arc can potentially break CO2 molecules, but it would need to reach temperatures significantly higher than those required for methane decomposition. Theoretical discussions suggest that temperatures three times or more than those for methane may be necessary for effective CO2 breakdown. Overall, breaking CO2 into its elemental components is a challenging process requiring substantial energy input.
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I was wondering at what heat does CO2 begin to breakup as a molecule?

If I make an electrical arc and put it through air will I be breaking up CO2?
 
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ANarwhal said:
I was wondering at what heat does CO2 begin to breakup as a molecule?

If I make an electrical arc and put it through air will I be breaking up CO2?

Carbon dioxide has been broken to Carbon monoxide and oxygen at 1500oC by scientist. Now to break CO itself , we have to require a lot of heat energy indeed because its polar covalent bond. I think that passing electrical arc through air will break CO2 molecule. But again , it requires very very and very high temperature indeed. Hence breaking CO2 to C and O2 is very difficult. Electric arc at range 1500oC can break methane molecule. So CO2 will require electric arc of thrice or more temperature than methane to directly separate CO2 to C and O2. However , I'm not cent percent sure ! I have not experimented. I am just saying this by theoretical knowledge.

Needs to be moved to chemistry section...
 

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