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Essential Uses and Properties of Carbon

Carbon is a nonmetallic chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. It has an atomic mass of 12 and melting and boiling points of 3652°C and 4827°C respectively. Carbon exists in several allotropes including diamond and graphite, and has many important industrial uses such as in steel processing, pencil leads, lubricants, and as the base for ink in inkjet printers. Diamonds are also a precious gemstone and are used industrially for cutting. The element is essential for life and is a component of all organic compounds, playing a key role in the carbon cycle that interconnects all living things on Earth. Carbon can form hard compounds when combined with other elements like titanium and bor

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Essential Uses and Properties of Carbon

Carbon is a nonmetallic chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. It has an atomic mass of 12 and melting and boiling points of 3652°C and 4827°C respectively. Carbon exists in several allotropes including diamond and graphite, and has many important industrial uses such as in steel processing, pencil leads, lubricants, and as the base for ink in inkjet printers. Diamonds are also a precious gemstone and are used industrially for cutting. The element is essential for life and is a component of all organic compounds, playing a key role in the carbon cycle that interconnects all living things on Earth. Carbon can form hard compounds when combined with other elements like titanium and bor

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Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

It forms part of the group


IVA. It is nonmetallic and it in the period number 2. Its atomic mass is 12. Its melting point is
at 3652C and its boiling point is at 4827C.
Well known forms of carbon include diamond and graphite. Heat resistant devices, tools and
metal cutters have carbon built in. Carbon monoxide is employed as a reduction agent. This is
necessary to get compounds and other elements. Vegetal carbon is sometimes used as a gas
absorbent or bleaching agent. The same element is utilized as a decorative tool for jewelry. Many
inkjet printers employ carbon as ink base. It is applied as a black fume pigment in car rims.
Graphite is one of the three carbon allotropes. It is one of the softest and most versatile. It is used
in steel processing, pencil lead and lubricant.
The carbon diamond element has many industrial and commercial uses. It is the hardest. It is also
considered as one of the most precious gemstones in the world. Aside from being a valued piece
of jewelry, diamonds are also used for cutting. Humans need this element in various phases of
their development. The element functions as a body macronutrient. All parts of the body have
carbon traces. Intricate life processes use the element as a building block. Without carbon, the
atoms in the human body will disperse. One of its major applications is in the shape of
hydrocarbons as crude oil or methane gas. The former is used to produce kerosene and gasoline
via distillation. When in coke form, the element can turn iron ore to 100% iron.
The nonmetallic element can be mixed with titanium, boron, tungsten or silicon. Combining
carbon with any of these elements produces hard compounds. These types are utilized for
grinding or cutting tools. Activated charcoal can be used as an adsorbent filter. Among these are
kitchen extractor hoods, water purifiers and gas masks. The same element can be utilized in
medicine to take out poisons, gases and toxins. Charcoal is another kind of carbon. It is
commonly utilized in grilling barbecue. Charcoal is also used by artists as a painting tool.
Plastics are composed of synthetic carbon polymers. These are artificial, not natural products.
Cellulose is a natural carbon polymer. It is applied in hemp, linen and cotton.
The element is abundant. It is found in living organisms. Because of its abundance, it plays an
essential role in the stability of the planet via the carbon cycle. The cycle depicts the intricate
interconnection between the living things on the planet. Its atomic number is 6 and its symbol is
C. Its molecular structure allows the molecules to join with other elements. The products are
various compounds. Basic carbon poses no threat to humans. But some forms can be toxic
including carbon monoxide. It may also be combined with other lethal elements.
But pure carbon can be ingested. It is invulnerable to chemical attack or dissolution. Carbon
black has long been utilized for tattoo. However, anyone who wants to learn the uses of carbon

has to learn proper safety precautions. Inhaling small amounts of coal soot or dust is not
dangerous. But inhaling a lot of them can be.

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