Question

Please help me!!! I need to create an expieriment but I need to find a way to measure the amount of co2 in an enclosed small space....is it possible? is there a way?

Answer 1

Very much depends on what level you are at and funds that you have available. One of the simplest (but probably expensive) to measure the amount of CO2 is to determine the absorption of infrared at 2345 cm^-1. CO2 absorbs at this frequency.

The technique that you use will also depend on what else is present in the sample. You say a small space, but how much CO2 are you expecting? It is very small then wet chemistry techniques may not work. These determine rather than measure the amount of CO2.

Also what precision do you need to work to?

Answer 2

it's a small amount, it doesn,t have to be very precise, just the average