What is Carbon?Carbon is a Nonmetallic Element native in the earth in items such as coal, diamonds, limestone and many others. Its an organic element and almost everything on earth has at least a small amount of carbon.
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Carbons uses in the modern worldModern uses for carbon are in the diamond jewelry or wedding rings since diamonds are made out of super heated and super cooled Carbon. Carbon is in the processed food everyone eats at one point and time. In this background this jellyfish is made of carbon
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The structure of CarbonThe reasons for continued uses of Carbon in the modern world are strong weavs of carbon fiber for phones cars and cloths.
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The Center of Carbon
Element TableIn the periodic table Carbon is in group 14 and more reactive than Boron but less reactive than Nitrogen.
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Ape ManA: Atomic number 6 M: Atomic Mass 12
P: Number of protons 6 A: Atomic number 6 E:Number of electrons 6 N: Number of neutrons 6 |
DiagramCarbon is in 12 protons and neutrons gather in the center of the atom. the reactive electrons gather on the outside. there are 4 valence electrons that give its reactivity
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