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The vast majority of the carbon on Earth is in fact in the Earth as coal, or as carbonates, of which limestone would be a common one. Peat deposits are also reserves of carbon, as are methane clathrates.
There is also quite a lot dissolved in sea water again as CO2.
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Where is most of the carbon on earth stored?
carbon is most abundant in all earths bodies of water (approx 36,000 gigatonnes) compared with the biosphere (1,900 gigatonnes), hydrocarbons (1050 gigatonnes) and the atmosphere (810 gigatonnes), plus other smaller sources but generally water contains the most carbon.
What compound would be classified as an organic compound?
An organic compound is pretty much any compound that contains carbon bonded to hydrogen
Which organ do we excrete most of our carbon dioxide from?
Carbon dioxide is excreted from the lungs.
What does organ mean in biology?
AnswerIf something says it's organic, that means its made of carbon or contains carbon. There is no such thing as inorganic crops (fruits and vegetables). Gases that contain carbon are also considered organic. All animals contain carbonic compounds.
Why is carbon the most critical to living things?
Carbon helps in the process of photosynthesis.Without plants,there is no life on earth.
Which sphere holds the most carbon on earth?
atmosphere
Why is everything in space a sphere shape?
A sphere contains the most volume to surface area ratio there is and most things sought that shape when molten.
How many neutrons does the element carbon have?
Carbon 12 the most common contains 6 Carbon 13 contains 7 Carbon 14 contains 8
What type of rock contains most carbon?
Coal.
Which kind of coal contains the most carbon?
anthracite
Is a carbon a valuable?
carbon is very valuable as most of the compounds in nature (including human body) contains carbon
What compound in air contains carbon?
Carbon is in most of the chemicals in living things and is in the air in carbon dioxide gas.
Which air sample contains the most carbon dioxide?
the leg
What do most compounds contains?
the majority of compound on earth contain carbon.
How many nuetron are there in carbon?
Carbon-12 contains 6 Neutrons, 6 Electrons and 6 Protons. It is the most common isotope of Carbon ( over 98% )
What coal contains the most carbon?
Because, it is made of rock burned rock
Does 'organic' mean that it contains hydrogen?
Organic compounds are most compounds that contain carbon. There are some carbon compounds, such as carbon dioxide, that are inorganic. Thus, a more specific definition is that an organic compound is a compound that contains carbon bonded to hydrogen, although the exact distinction may not always be this simple.
