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Carbon is one of the most important chemical elements. Its in the food you eat, the cosmetics you wear and the petrol in your car. ... Humans are more then 18% Carbon. Without Carbon, life would be impossible, yet it makes up as little as 0. ...
Carbon
Properties
· Chemical symbol: C
· It does not melt but sublimes (changes from solid directly to gas) at about 3550°C
· Has 3 isotopes, Carbon 12, Carbon 13, and Carbon 14. ... 5
· Stable Isomers (2)
· Standard state: solid at 298 K
· Colour: graphite is black, diamond is colourless
· Classification: Non-metallic
· Availability: carbon is available in several forms including amorphous, powder, graphite rods, diamond, "bucky tubes", foil, sheet, and wire.
Diamond, graphite and fullerenes are all allotropes of Carbon. They are made of pure Carbon yet are very physically different.
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