A World Without Carbon and Uranium
By Ashley Kim
Carbon
Photosynthesis
- Plants use carbon as one of their sources to make food
Graphite
- Graphite is pure carbon in a different form
Diamond
- Diamond is also pure carbon in a different form
- Plants would die, unable to make food, and we would need to find a new source of oxygen
- We would need to find another source to use as pencil lead because we would have no graphite
- Men wouldn't have diamond rings to propose with
This is a picture of a diamond made of carbon.
Uranium
Nuclear Fuel
- Nuclear fuel to generate electrical power
Nuclear Explosive
- Nuclear explosive used in nuclear weapons
Isotopes
- Synthesis of isotopes
- Loss of uranium would actually decrease the number of nuclear weapons, creating a positive difference in our world. For example, the nuclear explosion in Japan wouldn't have occurred without uranium.
- Hospitals would need a new source to use when building x-ray machines
- A new source would need to be found to give fluorescence effects to glass
This is a picture of uranium.
Sources:
"Home of the Periodic Table." Periodic Table of the Elements by WebElements. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2014
"Carbon." Pictures, Stories, and Facts about the Element in the Periodic Table. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.
"Uranium." Pictures, Stories, and Facts about the Element in the Periodic Table. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2014.