Carbon dioxide is a colorless, odorless, noncombustible gas present throughout the atmosphere and is an essential compound for life on Earth. It is found on other planets in the solar system. Mars’s icecaps are primarily frozen carbon dioxide and Venus’s atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide occurs naturally as approximately 0.03% v/v of the atmosphere.Solid carbon dioxide, also known as dry ice, is usually encountered as white-colored pellets or blocks.
