Carbon (C)
The market price of carbon is €4.90 ($6.70) per tonne.
CARBON IS IMPORTANT
Carbon plays a huge role in the world we live in, from the carbon dioxide in the air to the graphite in your pencil.
Important Facts:
Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6.
- All living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also a part of the ocean, air, and even rocks. Because the Earth is a dynamic place,
The word carbon comes from the Latin word carbo, meaning coal.
Carbon is found in the Earth’s atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2)
Carbon has the highest melting point of all elements, around 3500 °C
Carbon was discovered by early human civilizations in the form charcoal and soot.
Diamonds
Carbon is an element from which diamonds and graphite emerge.
The Carbon Cycle
The carbon cycle is the process of movement through the 4 spheres (Atmosphere, biosphere, Hydrosphere and Geo-sphere)
Graphite
Graphite is made almost entirely of carbon atoms. Graphite is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions . For it is use in pencil
Life exists in the universe only because carbon does
Plants
Plants don't exist without carbon, and obviously neither do gardeners
Activated Carbon
is a form of carbon processed to have small, low-volume pores. so that they could Expand the number of uses. Like building.
Glass
This is a large sample of glassy carbon