Use appropriate phase diagrams and data from Table 12.6 to determine whether any of the following is likely to occur naturally at or near Earth’s surface anywhere on Earth. Explain. 

(a) CO₂(s); 

(b) CH₄(l);

(c) SO₂(g);

(d) I₂(l); 

(e) O₂(l).

Table 12.6

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TABLE 12.6 Some Critical Temperatures, T, and Critical Pressures, P "Permanent" gasesa "Nonpermanent" gasesb H₂ N₂ 0₂ CH4 TK 33.3 126.2 154.8 191.1 Pobar 12.8 33.5 50.1 45.8 CO₂ HCI NH3 SO₂ H₂O TK 304.2 324.6 405.7 431.0 647.3 Po bar 72.9 82.1 112.5 77.7 218.3