what is carbon dioxide useful for
Carbon dioxide is the lasing medium in a carbon dioxide laser, which is one of the earliest type of lasers. Carbon dioxide can be used as a means of controlling the pH of swimming pools, by continuously adding gas to the water, thus keeping the pH from rising. Among the advantages of this is the avoidance of handling (more hazardous) acids.
Carbon dioxide is taken in by plants and split into oxygen and carbon. The oxygen is releas â¦ ed as a bi-product. The carbon is used to make glucose, a sugar that plants synthesize for energy.