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What property of carbon makes it different from other non-metals?
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∙ 11y ago
There are several, but one of the more important ones is that it's not terribly energetically unfavorable for a carbon atom to form single bonds with other carbon atoms as opposed to forming bonds with oxygen or hydrogen (the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust and in the universe as a whole respectively). For why this is important, read the essay The One and Only by Isaac Asimov; it's in his non-fiction book The Tragedy of the Moon.
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∙ 6y agoCarbon can form an infinite number of combinations and is the base of life.
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Which property makes Carbon building block of life?
Proteins
How is diamonds and granite the same?
diamonds and graphite are the same as they are made of the same element: carbon. what makes them so different in apperance is the different way the carbon atoms are bonded.
What makes coal's composition different from that of all the other sedimentary rocks?
Coal is an organic sedimentary rock. It has conchoidal fracture. The composition is so different because coal, depending on age, contains mostly carbon as it is formed from plant cellulose. It is different because it is carbon, as opposed to a common mineral like other sedimentary rocks.
Is carbon steel a non ferrous metal?
High carbon steel is a metal.The addition of carbon makes the steel harder after heat treatment.
How does carbon affect the geosphere?
it makes it hot
What property makes carbon different from nonmetals?
thermal and electrical conductivity
Which property makes Carbon building block of life?
Proteins
Name two physical properties of nonmetals?
Well, nonmetals are opaque and brittle. They are also bad conductors of heat and electricity.
What Elements that makes the periodic table?
metals nonmetals
How do metals and nonmetals react?
this makes ionic bonding.
What property makes the carbon atom compatible?
Tetravalence, Carbons ability to form four bonds with other atoms
What physical property makes different types of sounds different?
Higher frequency, higher pitch.
Which property of carbon is responsible for large number of hydrocarbons?
The ability of each carbon atom to form covalent bonds, including bonds to other carbon atoms. This makes possible chain hydrocarbons of any length.
Which property of carbon made it possible for diversity of organisms to evolve on earth?
Carbon has 4 valence electrons, so it has lot of bonding options. This makes possible the huge diversity of compounds that involve the element carbon, which in turn, makes possible the organic compounds that make life possible.
How is diamonds and granite the same?
diamonds and graphite are the same as they are made of the same element: carbon. what makes them so different in apperance is the different way the carbon atoms are bonded.
What makes oxygen and carbon bond?
Oxygen and carbon are both nonmetals that have a strong preference for creating covalent bonds (bonds where electrons are shared between the atoms). They are also both relatively abundant, so they tend to be present with each other and bond through covalent bonds.
What is meant by the term 'allotrope'?
Each of two or more different physical forms in which an element can exist.
