2007-01-02 13:30:18 · 3 answers · asked by hello 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Common compounds are methane, CH4; carbon monoxide, CO; and carbon dioxide, CO2. Carbon commonly exists as three allotropes in nature: Graphite (pencil lead), soot (amorphous), and diamond.
2007-01-02 13:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crystalline forms of carbon (allotropes - same element - different appearances) include 1) graphite 2) diamond and 3) fullerenes which are crystalline structures that include "buckyballs" (spherical arrangements of 60 carbon atoms) and nanotubes. There are amorphous forms of carbon including coal, charcoal, etc. The compounds of carbon outnumber all other compounds formed from all other elements. Organic chemistry is the study of the compounds of carbon. This includes most molecules in our bodies (aside from water), and most of all other living things.
2007-01-02 21:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by kentucky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
co2,diamond,charcoal
2007-01-02 21:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by mihalori 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋