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2006-10-17 11:01:18 · 8 answers · asked by whytegrlgotback ! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Carbon is one of the fundamental building blocks of all life as we know it. Carbon can also be formed into diamond the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth. It can be formed into carbon nanotubes, which are very strong tubes built on the atomic level.
"Carbon occurs in all organic life and is the basis of organic chemistry. This nonmetal also has the interesting chemical property of being able to bond with itself and a wide variety of other elements, forming nearly ten million known compounds. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, which is vital to plant growth. When united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons which are essential to industry in the form of fossil fuels. When combined with both oxygen and hydrogen it can form many groups of compounds including fatty acids, which are essential to life, and esters, which give flavor to many fruits. The isotope carbon-14 is commonly used in radioactive dating."
Read the Wikipedia article and you will get a whole lot more information.
2006-10-17 11:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carbon (IPA: /ËkÉËbÉn/) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol C and atomic number 6. An abundant nonmetallic, tetravalent element, carbon has several allotropic forms.
Overview
Carbon occurs in all organic life and is the basis of organic chemistry. This nonmetal also has the interesting chemical property of being able to bond with itself and a wide variety of other elements, forming nearly ten million known compounds. When united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, which is vital to plant growth. When united with hydrogen, it forms various compounds called hydrocarbons which are essential to industry in the form of fossil fuels. When combined with both oxygen and hydrogen it can form many groups of compounds including fatty acids, which are essential to life, and esters, which give flavor to many fruits. The isotope carbon-14 is commonly used in radioactive dating.
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2006-10-18 00:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon(C)...element number 6. Molar mass is approximately 12.01. It can come in a variety of configurations because it forms so many bonds...in fact, organic chemistry is solely devoted to carbon and it's compunds. Pure carbon is usually black, but diamonds are made out of carbon as well. It has 4 valence electrons which is why it bonds with so many things. A very complicated element...and also essential to all lifeforms on earth.
2006-10-17 11:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by Shaun 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is made out of carbon. I think it is the most common element in living things, thats where carbon dating comes from.
2006-10-17 11:04:06 · answer #4 · answered by jaysangman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a unique ability to bond to another carbon atom in many different arrangements, and is the backbone of life. No carbon, no life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon
Organic Chemistry is the chemistry of carbon.
2006-10-17 11:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
carbon fiber is made out of carbon.
The black stuff after something is burned is carbon
Charcoal is carbon.
We are all carbon-based (meaning that we have a lot of carbon inside us)
Anything alive or organic (that we know of yet) is carbon-based.
2006-10-17 11:03:36 · answer #6 · answered by icez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diamonds are also made from higly compressed carbon.
2006-10-17 11:10:37 · answer #7 · answered by Furball 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-17 11:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by dianed33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋