"One has more oxygen atoms than the other" best distinguishes carbon dioxide from carbon monoxide
Explanation:
In both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, there is the presence of carbon and oxygen. However,they vary depending on the number of oxygen atoms.In carbon monoxide, there is the presence of one only carbon and oxygen atom. Thus carbon monoxide is chemically represented as CO. Only about 0.2%ppm of carbon monoxide present in air. carbon monoxide is toxic and causes death in human when not consumed is correct proportion.
Whereas in carbon dioxide, only one carbon atom,and two oxygen atom and hence chemically represented as co2.
