CARBON
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CARBON
Carbon is an essential element for life's development on this Earth of ours. The carbon cycle. Coal, diamonds and petroleum.
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INTRODUCTION
Definition and composition of Carbon.
Its extraordinary capacity for combination.
Millions of Carbon compounds.
CARBON IN NATURE
Pure Carbon appears in Nature as crystals.
The Graphite.
Diamonds. Features.
Characteristics of Carbon.
Industrial uses: car, optical, weapon and precision instrument industries.
In nature it usually appears combined with other elements.
The Carbon-monoxide and the Carbon-dioxide. The Calcium-carbonate.
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Of the almost 100 known chemical elements, only half a dozen- Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulphur- make up 96% of all living-matter.
The ability of Carbon forms chains and creates a wide range of structures.
The polymers.
The Carbohydrates. The Glucose.
The Cellulose. Starch. Chitin.
The aminoacids. The proteins.
Antibodies.
The Collagen. The queratine. The actin and myosin.
The nucleotides. The RNA and the DNA.
Carbon and photosynthesis.
CARBON APPLICATIONS
Rubber.
The artificial polymers: polyethylene bottles, bags and stoppers, French polyester fabrics, nylon
Carbon, peat, lignite, coal, anthracite.
Petroleum: petrol, plastics, synthetic materials.
Natural gas. Fuels
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