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Element that exists as two forms such as diamond or grapite and is found in the human body?
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Carbon, it is found in every human cell and as diamonds and graphite
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What are 3 different forms of pure carbon?
Three forms or arrangements, in chemistry known as allotropes, of carbon are: diamond, graphite (pencil "lead"), and the fullerene or "bucky-ball," a soccer ball shaped arrangement of 60 carbon atoms.
What is the charge of an element when it forms a compound?
The charge on individual ions when they form compounds is decreased or increased depending on if the ion needed or had too many electrons. I think....think that is the answer, so, get back to your textbook :)
Does carbon and sucrose share the same properties?
Carbon is an element. Sucrose, a sugar, is a compound ( a combination of elements ). Sucrose is composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Pure carbon is found in two forms, graphite (pencil lead) and diamond. Carbon and sucrose are very different in properties except for the fact that both can be burned in the presence of oxygen to yield CO2 (and water in the case of sucrose).
When magnesium and chlorine react what type of bond is formed?
Magnesium is an s-block element and it forms only ionic bonds with other elements.
What is the difference between cotton knit and cotton?
The difference is in your vocabulary. Cotton exists in many forms, from the raw botanical lint inside the boll to fine cotton thread or yarn. Cotton knit is simply one form of cotton that has been processed by knitting.
What if your friend tells you that a shiny element has to be a metal do you agree?
No; think of carbon. This is a non-metallic element; it exists in the forms of diamond and graphite - both "shiny" substances.
What is the meaning of allotrope?
allotropy is a phenomenon where an element exists in different forms having different physical properties and same chemical properties is known as allotropy.
What is the basic element that forms a diamond?
The basic element is carbon.
Which element forms both coal and diamonds?
The element that forms both coal and diamond is Carbon.
Is graphite and diamond an element?
The element carbon can exist in a variety of forms, which include both graphite and diamond, as well as coal, and buckminsterfullerene.
An organic element that forms a diamond?
Diamonds are formed from carbon.
What element makes a diamond?
Carbon, as it forms tetrahedral structure.
What are the three forms of the element carbon?
Diamond,graphite, and fullerene
An element that has two allotropic forms called diamond and graphite?
CARBON
Carbon exists as 12c6 and 14c6 these different forms of the same element are known as?
Isotopes
Different forms of the same element?
Allotropes-different forms of the same element ex. diamond and graphite for carbon different arrangement of the atoms Actually it is diamond, charcoal, and GRAPHITE... Not carbon
What element forms a cubic crystal and is often passed off as a diamond?
The best known diamond substitute is Zirconium dioxide.
