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It depends on the atoms it is reacting with. If carbon it is 4 eg CH4 is methane, if oxygen it is two eg CO2 is carbon dioxide.
This is because carbon can form four bonds, and carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds and carbon-oxygen bonds are double bonds.
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Chemical formula of graphite?
Graphite is a form of carbon (C12) in which the atoms are generally arranged in flat layers of hexagonal formation, thus giving it its softness. Diamond is another form of carbon, this time with the atoms linked in a rigid, tetrahedral arrangement which affords the crystal its great strength.
Ingredients for carbon dioxide?
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Why do carbon anodes need to be replaced regularly in the manufacture of aluminium?
It is because graphite is made of element Carbon which reacts with the oxygen released in some electrolysis reactions or any oxygen presents in water in aqueous solutions
Can you smell CO2?
I cannot see any individual atoms whatsoever in their single individuality without an incredibly powerful microscope -- however, we can readily see huge accumulations of atoms in everything visible around us. So... no and yes.
What is carbon-14 used for?
Carbon-dating. This is a process by which the proportion of carbon-14 in an organism is compared to the proportion know to be in the environment the carbon came from. By comparing the proportions, a scientist can determine the amount of time since the last replacement of the carbon-14, and thus give a rough time of how long ago the organism died.
How many different atoms can carbon bond with at one time?
Under normal conditions, carbon will bond with a maximum of 4 other atoms.
What atom can form to 4 other atoms at the same time?
Carbon
How can you create carbon dioxide?
you can make carbon dioxide every time you exhale or take one carbon atom and mix 2 oxygen atoms.
Is defined as the number of atoms molecules or ions that react in a specific amount of time to produce products?
Reaction Rate
What is an isotope.are all atoms isotope.explain?
An atom is an atom of a particular element because of the number of protons it has in its nucleus. Atoms also have neutrons in the nucleus but the number of neutrons is not always the same. For example, Carbon has 6 protons in its nucleus. Most carbon atoms also have 6 neutrons but some have 7 or 8. The atomic weight is therefore 12 (6+6), 13 (6+7) or 14 (6+8). These are the natural isotopes of carbon and they are called Carbon-12, Carbon-13 and Carbon-14. Carbon-14 is unstable, decays over time and is therefore radioactive isotope (radio-isotope) So, isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. All atoms are isotopes.
A carbon-14 sample starts with 100 atoms and 5730 years later there are 50 atoms. What is the half-life of carbon-14?
The half-life is 5730. This is because the half-life is the amount of time it takes for half of a sample to decay. In this case, the sample is 100 atoms, and half of 100 is 50, so the amount of time it takes the sample to reach 50 atoms is it's half life...5730!
Why are Nitrogen and Carbon atoms involved in most explosives?
Mainly because carbon atoms are used as combustible substance, and nitrogen similar to oxigen, is oxidant (promotes the reaction of burning). Both parts are necessary to produce a reaction in very a short time (explosion).
How can carbon bonb covalently with four other atoms?
The carbon atom, as having 4 valence electrons, can form 4 single covalent bound at a time. There are many ways to do this, the easiest example is methane, with a structure of CH4, where the four hydrogen atoms are connected to the carbon atom by one sigle covalent bound. Practically there are infinite materials what have a four single covalent bounded carbon atom. It can form a single bound with practicially every atom what can accept a single bound.
What type of carbon is used in race cars and sports equipment?
Carbon fibre is used in motor racing as it is extremely light and strong at the same time due to unique intermolecular forces between the carbon atoms in this macromolecular structure. This material is costly as it is expensive to produce, and is extremely useful in many different fields.
How many time larger is the number of hydrogen atoms than oxygen atoms in a polysaccharide molecule?
There are twice as many hydrogen atoms as oxygen atoms in a polysaccharide. The general formula for this is Cx(H2O)y.
How do the molecules in a solid move?
Above absolute zero atoms vibrate. At higher temperatures the crystal structure tends to have vacancies, where atoms are missing. This allows adjacent atoms to move into the vacancy, effectively resulting in movement of both vacancy and atoms. If a block of silver and another of gold with absolutely flat surfaces are placed in contact, then in time some of the gold atoms will diffuse into the silver and vice versa. Steel is interesting as it is iron with much smaller carbon atoms present in the spaces between the iron atoms, and the carbon atoms can move about between the iron atoms in a similar way.
How many hydrogen atoms are in a molecule of table sugar (C12H22O1?
22
