。The chemistry
of carbon。
Carbon is found in many different compounds.
It is in the food you
eat, the clothes you wear,
the cosmetics you use
and the gasoline that fuels your car.
In addition, carbon is
a very special element because
it plays a
dominant role in the chemistry of life.
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![[Bohr Model of Carbon]](Carbon1.gif) |
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Number of Energy Levels: 2
First Energy Level: 2
Second Energy Level: 4 |
Facts
Date of
Discovery:
Known to the ancients
Discoverer:
Unknown
Name Origin:
From the Latin
carbo (coal)
Uses:
steel, filters
Obtained From:
burning with insufficient oxygen
Isotopes
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Isotope |
Half Life |
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C-11 |
20.3 minutes |
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C-12 |
Stable |
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C-13 |
Stable |
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C-14 |
5730.0 years |
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C-15 |
2.5 seconds
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