like malleable, ductile, luster, higher energy, low energy, etc.
2007-01-03 07:40:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Also what is carbon and whats it do? i know it is in all organic material but what does it do foor them?
2007-01-03 07:55:50 · update #1
Well as an element it is found as various allotropes the most commonly known ones being graphite, diamond.
In different form it has various different properties for example as diamond it is hard, graphite soft. Graphite is a good electrical conductor diamond is not.
So depending on the form it has different properties.
It is non-metallic and tetravalent and is present in all living organism
Just check out www.wikipedia.com/Carbon for loads of details
2007-01-03 08:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by mark_gillibrand 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon is commonly present in three different forms (although other forms also exist) whose properties differ immensely. Carbon can be arranged in a 3-dimensional array to form diamonds, a 2-dimensional network to form graphite, or as a shapeless powder like soot/charcoal.
The differences between diamonds and graphite alone indicate carbon's wide range of properties. Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring substance on Earth while graphite is one of the softest substances around. Diamonds are good conductors of heat but not electricity, while graphite is a good conductor of electricity but not heat. Diamonds are transparent, graphite is opaque. And diamonds are quite abrasive whereas graphite is a decent lubricant.
2007-01-03 16:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Fannerman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There're quite a few allotropes of Carbon, all of which have some properties that differ from each other. Guess one might be that carbon can form compounds with many other elements?
2007-01-03 15:58:09 · answer #3 · answered by meiqi_87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The webelements website is a good resource for this type of question. Depending on the level of detail you want use either the scholar version
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/carbon/key.html
or the more advanced, standard version.
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/C/key.html
2007-01-03 16:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dr Bob UK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't Carbon a Gas? so it wouldnt have the properties of a metal.
2007-01-03 15:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by andio8 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i guess metal is 1
2007-01-03 16:08:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋