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What do you call the existence of an element in two or more different form such as carbon oxygen phosphorus and sulfur?
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Allotropy, from the Greek allos (other) and tropos (manner) (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropes). For compounds - not eleements - this pheonomenon is called polymorphism.
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Living organisms are made of molecules consisting largely of the element hydrogen nitrogen oxygen phosphorus sulfur and?
carbon
All what compounds contain the element carbon and usually the elements hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and phosphorus as well?
Organic
Is carbon dixoide a element?
No, carbon dioxide is a mixture of carbon and oxygen which are two different elements. Carbon Dioxide is a compound as it is made of two different elements!! :)
Carbon 13 what the element is?
Carbon 13 is not an element it is an isotope. Carbon is an element but Carbon 13 is not.
Is carbon a compound or an element?
Carbon is an element.
What do you call the existence of an element on two or more different forms such as carbon oxygen phosphorus and sulfur?
polymorphism
What is call the existence of an element in two or more different form such as carbon oxygen phosphorus and sulfur?
The existence of an element (or any other chemical substance) in more than one chemical form is called "allotropy".
Is phosphorus a diamond?
No. Phosphorus is an element. Diamonds are made of carbon.
Which element is similar to oxygen carbon and nitrogen?
Sulphur, silicon and phosphorus.
What are the nucleic acids element?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
Which element is in the same period as phosphorus - carbon nitrogen oxygen and magnesium?
The only element out of those listed which is on the same row of the periodic table as phosphorus is magnesium.
What element is found in all nutrients that provide energy to an organism Sulfur Nitrogen Carbon or Phosphorus?
I beleive its CARBON.
What are the element present in living organisms?
oxygen,carbon,phosphorus,potassium,sulfer, hydrogen
Define allotrophy and names the allotropes of carbon?
Allotrophy is the existence of two or more different physical forms of a chemical element. Soot, Diamond, and Charcoal are all allotropes of carbon.
What element is solid at room temperature and is not a metal?
Carbon, phosphorus, sulphur, Selenium amount others..
What organic compounds contain a element?
All do. They are carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulfur.
What element is found in proteins and nucleic acids?
Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Carbon and Hydrogen.
