It comes from the latin word carbo, coal. Because coal is made mostly of carbon.(:
Isotopes.
Carbons with carbon-carbon double bonds are called alkenes. They are unsaturated hydrocarbons characterized by the presence of at least one carbon-carbon double bond.
No. Carbon dioxide contains oxygen as well as carbon.
carbon-dioxide (carbon+oxygen) CO
Solid Carbon dioxide is called dry ice.
The five-carbon sugar in DNA is called deoxyribose.
A three-carbon alkene is called propene.
If an alkyne has three carbon atoms, it is called propyne.
Because also exist the carbon dioxide - CO2.
This movement of carbon between carbon reservoirs is called carbon cycling. It involves processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and combustion that transfer carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, plants, soil, and animals.
A binary compound of carbon with more electropositive element is called a Carbide
carbon footprint.