Carbon In Our World

The existence of carbon on this planet


Carbon has been popular among people, from time immemorial, under the names such as charcoal, coal, coke, soot (carbon black), diamond, graphite. Among the list above, the chemically purest form of carbon is diamond and graphite. Others contain relatively large amount of impurities imbedded in them. In combine state (chemically), carbon occur in a very large proportion in starch, petroleum products, natural gas etc. Others are lime stone, dolomite, etc. Carbon can also be found in air in a combine form as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other carbon compounds present in the air at that given time.


When carbon atoms combine with one another ( catenate) and with other atoms of other elements such as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., it is known as organic compound; and its chemistry is known as organic chemistry or chemistry of life. The study of carbon and combination of carbon with other elements to form compound (where catenation does not occur) is grouped under inorganic chemistry.


Carbon cycle


Series of change which bring about continuous circulation of carbon in nature is known as carbon cycle. The volume of carbon dioxide in air which is about 0.03% is kept constant by this process. The carbon cycle maintains the process by which nature balance the rate at which carbon dioxide is released into the air with the rate at which it is removed from the air. Example of process which release carbon dioxide into the air are respiration of living organism, fermentation of carbohydrate, combustion of wood and petroleum products, etc. Process which remove carbon dioxide from the air are: dissolution of carbon dioxide in rain water and all water bodies such as lake, rivers, sea, spring , ocean etc; the use of carbon dioxide by plants during photosynthesis to produce carbohydrate in the presence of sunlight.continue...

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the purest form of carbon is "GRAPHENE", Infact, other forms of carbon you know of comes from graphene. we knew before that diamond is the strongest substance is "diamond " but this is no longer true as graphene is now the strongest. you need to read articles on carbon. I posted something on graphene, read it. Also read about fullerene and carbon nano tubes known as carbon rods. after reading it, it will open your eyes more about carbon. infact, carbon is a non conductor, but we see graphene conduct, why? they are many things to look up to.


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