Carbon

Jackson Glenn & Davis Kepple


 * //__ Carbon __//**

Symbol: C Atomic Number: 6 Atomic Mass: 12.0107 Number of Protons: 6 Number of Neutrons: 6 Number of Electrons: 6 Melting Point: 3527 degrees Celsius Boiling Point: 4027 degrees Celsius

Carbon was discovered by A.L. Lavoisier in 1789. The Latin word "carbo" means carbon. Carbon does not belong to any element family. The classification is Nonmetal. //__ Interesting Information __// · Pure carbon is not considered toxic, however if you inhale it, it can damage lung tissue. · Carbon has the greatest melting point of all the elements. · There is carbon in the food we eat, makeup, and even in the gas we put in our cars. · Carbon is created in the inside of stars. · Carbon can be one of the hardest or one of the softest elements. · The color of carbon is black. · The crystal structure of carbon is hexagonal. · A.L. Lavoisier, who discovered of carbon, also wrote books. · A.l. Lavoisier was born in 1793 in Paris, France · Diamond is one form of pure carbon.

__ Did you know? __ · there are two common forms of carbon? · Carbon monoxide · Carbon dioxide

__ Carbon monoxide __ · It is non-visible, odorless, and tasteless

How can we avoid it?

· Alarms in your house

Health effects

· At low concentrations · Fatigue in healthy people, chest pain in people with heart disease. · At higher concentrations · Bad vision and coordination · Headaches · Dizziness · Confusion & nausea · Fatal lower than 1 percent

Sources of carbon monoxide · Leaking chimneys and furnaces · Gas water heater · Wood stoves and fire places · Gas stoves · Car exhaust · Tobacco smoke

__ Carbon dioxide __ · The symbol for carbon dioxide is Co² · 2 stands for the amount of oxygen atoms · c stands for 1 carbon atom · Carbon dioxide exists in the air all around us · Carbon Dioxide is the main gas that we exhale · Carbon dioxide is produced by yeast in the fermenting process · Does not react with grape juice or wine components · Carbon Dioxide is also created from plants and the burning of fossil fuels · Is used in photosynthesis · Can come out of volcanoes and hot springs · Carbon dioxide is a product of respiration

Dangers of Carbon Monoxide · Once carbon monoxide has been breathed in, it replaces the place of oxygen in the blood stream · People die every year of carbon monoxide poisoning · If you inhale, it can affect you for the rest of your life [] [] [] [] ​[]