What Temperature is Required to Break CO2 Molecules?

[ANarwhal]

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?

 

[sankalpmittal]

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 1500^oC 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 1500^oC 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...