You could bubble it through limewater. One of them will react to form a precipitate and the other won't.
They also smell different, though I wouldn't necessarily recommend that method.
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You can differentiate between CO2 and nitrogen by using chemical tests or analytical instruments such as a gas chromatograph. CO2 typically reacts with lime water (calcium hydroxide) to form a milky precipitate, while nitrogen does not have this reaction. In addition, you can identify CO2 by its acidic properties and ability to extinguish flames, which nitrogen does not exhibit.
NO2 is more polar than CO2 due to the presence of a polar N-O bond in NO2 compared to the nonpolar C=O bonds in CO2. The difference in electronegativity between nitrogen and oxygen is larger than that between carbon and oxygen, resulting in a greater polarity in NO2.
The reaction between sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and nitric acid (HNO3) produces carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), sodium nitrate (NaNO3), and some nitrogen oxides as byproducts.
Oxygen is a gas essential for respiration and combustion, nitrogen is a gas that makes up a large portion of the Earth's atmosphere and is important for plant growth, and carbon dioxide is a gas produced by respiration and combustion, and is a greenhouse gas contributing to global warming.
Nitrogen is a non-reactive gas that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere and is essential for plant growth and living organisms. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels and is involved in the Earth's carbon cycle. Nitrogen is primarily used for inert purposes, while carbon dioxide is crucial for photosynthesis in plants.
No, nitrogen is a gas that makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide, not nitrogen.