This is compared to all other metals please answer.
2006-11-07 07:44:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No carbon, no us.
2006-11-07 07:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all Carbon is NOT a metal. Carbon is contained in ALL organic life (anything alive or was once living). Carbon can form nearly 10 million different compounds. Carbon is essential for plant growth (CO2). Carbon is the backbone for all fossil fuels (what would we DO without gasoline!). Carbon has the highest melting point of all the other elements (7280-8000 degrees F). Carbon has countless uses and applications.
2006-11-07 08:07:11 · answer #2 · answered by Dana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon is special as it has a combining power (valency) of 4 and it can combine with ITSELF as well as many other elements. This means it can make more compounds than any other element and many of these compounds can be very complex. It is because carbon can make so many complex (organic) compounds that life exists. Carbon is not a metal even though one form of the element, graphite, can conduct electricity.
2006-11-07 12:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what makes carbon special compared to all other metals? well for starters it is not a metal.
2006-11-07 07:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by of_the_moon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The presence of carbon is what makes some things fall into the "organic chemistry" category. If carbon isn't there, it's inorganic.
2006-11-07 07:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kallie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can date it.
2006-11-07 07:47:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.wikipedia.com
Compared to a metal, carbon isn't
2006-11-07 07:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by John S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the building block of organic matter, aka: LIFE.
2006-11-07 07:47:13 · answer #8 · answered by Shibi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do your own homework
2006-11-07 07:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋