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There are three types of carbons - amorphous, graphite and diamond.
Amorphous carbon - known as black soot or carbon black is used to make:
· Inks
· Paints
· Rubber products
· Used to form the cores of dry cell batteries
Graphite - softest materials known and is used as:
· Lubricant
· Rust protection
· In production of steel
· Pencils
Diamond - hardest substances known and is used in:
· Jewellery
· Diamond tipped saw blades
· Diamond tipped drill bits
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What is carbon fiber vinyl used for?
Carbon fiber is both stronger and lighter than fiberglass. Some people like the way it looks when used with a good clear resin.
5 most common elements in living things?
Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Calcium
Why is the element carbon important to the world?
Carbon is the basis of the chemicals of living things. Without carbon, there would be no living things.
Carbon is used in?
lots of things. Graphite, used as pencil lead, is a form of carbon. Coal is a form of carbon, burned for heat. Diamonds are also a form of carbon, used both for decorative and for industrial purposes (such as polishing granite). And if we include compounds which are made partially of carbon, then we have all of biochemistry. Human life, or any form of life that we know of, cannot exist without the carbon atom. Even Star Trek refers to humans as a "carbon-based life form".
What are 3 compounds of carbon that are necessary for living things on earth?
Carbon dioxide, Hydrocarbons, and carbon copies
The isotope of carbon that is used for dating things in archeology?
carbon-14
What is the isotope of carbon that is used for dating things in archeology?
Carbon 14
What is the isotope of carbon that is used for dating things in archaeology?
carbon 14
Where can the carbon based product be used?
Since carbon is contained in organic substances, and after the death of an organic substance, (living thing) the carbon decreases at a steady rate. So carbon is used for dating fossils or other things.
What is carbon dixiode used for?
Carbon dioxide is used for a great many things in the world. Plants for example need carbon dioxide in order to breathe.
Why only carbon dioxide is used in aerated drinks?
There are more things, except for carbon dioxide!
What is carbon fiber vinyl used for?
Carbon fiber is both stronger and lighter than fiberglass. Some people like the way it looks when used with a good clear resin.
Which is the central element for all living things?
Carbon is an element present in all living things.
What radioactive atom is commonly used to date non-living things?
carbon 14-----------------------------------No, NOT Carbon 14, Carbon 14 dating CAN ONLY BE USED is living (or once living) things.The Atoms used for radiometric dating of NON LIVING things are:Potassium/ArgonUranium/Lead
Compound we breathe out and is one of the things used in photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
Do plants get carbon from oxygen?
No. You cannot get one element from another except by nuclear processes, which are not used by living things. Plants get their carbon from carbon dioxide.
What does the 12 in carbon -12 represent?
one mole of carbon-12 contains 6.02 x 1023 grams of carbon-12
