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Why is it accurate to look at life as carbon basedand what quality gives carbon this special status?
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Carbon is an element that can be used in so many different forms. It can bond with more elements than some other elements of the Periodic Table. It is so versitile because it's outer shell has four electrons and for the outer shell to be stable/full, it needs to have four more electrons given, or it needs to get rid of the four electrons that it posesses. This shows why life should be classified as carbon based.
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What do carbons special bonding ability allow carbon to do?
Carbon's special bonding ability allows it to form many different compounds.
Is a diamond a Gem Mineral or Ore?
Diamond is a special molecular arrangement of carbon, a mineral.
Why is carbon called coke?
Coke is a special form of carbon usually produced from coal. The name probably derives from the fact that it involves a kind of 'cooking' of coal.
When and how carbon completes its octet?
carbon is a special eleme having 4 electron in its outer shell so to complete its octect it needs to share its electron in a covalent bond
Why is carbon content important in the burning of coal?
The higher the carbon content, the better the quality of the coal. In any piece of coal, whatever isn't carbon is logically something else - usually sulfur compounds (that's pollution when the coal is burned).
How is carbon steel classified?
By appointment carbon steel is classified by structural and instrumental. Depending on the quality of structural carbon steel is divided into quality steel and steel of ordinary quality, instrumental - for quality and high performance. Depending on the degree of deoxidation of steel divided into boiling, halftranquil, quiet.
How does carbon 14 find the age of an object?
it is innacurate carbon dating gets in accurate after about 1,000 years
What makes carbon special compound?
carbon is an element which is used as a standard
What is the most accurate way to date a fossil?
Carbon dating
Why is it not accurate to call the electricity produced by burning hydrogen in power stations carbon free electricity?
It is not accurate to call the electricity being produce 'carbon free' because for the transaction to work parts of carbon dioxide are being pumped into the system.
What do carbons special bonding ability allow carbon to do?
Carbon's special bonding ability allows it to form many different compounds.
What is the job to get oxygen in and carbon dioxide out?
Breathing More accurate....respiration
Which coal is of highest quality?
anthracite about 90% carbon
What is special about carbon atoms that they can make so many kinds of molecules?
Carbon atoms can be bonded together.
Which of these dating methods is capable of giving the most accurate age of an artifact?
Carbon 14
How do you do carbon dating at home?
Accurate carbon dating requires specialized and extremely expensive equipment to measure the ratio of carbon 13-carbon 14. Due to this, it is not possible to do carbon dating at home unless you happen to have a mass spectrometer lying around.
A carbon atom of mass number 12 and a carbon atom of mass number 14 are?
Isotopes. Iso = same, as in the # of protons. Radioisotope is more accurate.
