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What is the difference carbon and carbon monoxide?

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Carbon, as an element, is a black solid. Carbon Monoxide is a molecule made up of one carbon and one oxygen atom bound to each other. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas at normal earth temperature and pressure, and is very poisonous to human beings.

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