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carbon monoxide (CO)
subject			fact

carbon monoxide	has symbol CO
	has definition A molecule consisting of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom. It is the most abundant interstellar molecule after molecular hydrogen and is especially useful because it radiates at radio wavelengths, so astronomers can use it to map the distribution of molecular hydrogen.
	is an instance of interstellar molecule
	is an instance of diatomic molecule
	is an instance of neutral particle
neutral particle	is not accelerated by electric or magnetic fields
	has charge 0
interstellar molecule	has discovery in space date
diatomic molecule	has decompostion temperature < 10000 K
particle	obeys uncertainty principle
	has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength
	has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum
	has mass
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has velocity
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent
	has material

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