Name : Hasna Nailah Yustisiana

NIM : E0021190

Activity 2: While-Reading 2
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1. What does as in line 3 mean?
A. in the form of
2. Sentence 2 means …
A. carbon includes coal and petroleum.
3.

diamond
pure
crystalline
graphite
Carbon

organic material coal and

petroleum
Combinated

inorganic
limestone and
compounds
baking
powder.

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4. What are the two elementary forms of carbon?
the two elementary forms of carbon there are Graphite and diamonds

5. What are the differences of the two forms?

The differences of the two forms are in diamond the atoms are so tightly bound one to
another that it provides man with his hardest known substance. Whereas graphite, is a
soft black substance with atoms hexagonally arranged in parallel sheets.
 And another important difference between diamond and graphite is that of electrical
conductivity. Diamond is a nonconductor while graphite conducts in the direction parallel
to hexagonal sheets.

6. What does the word “that” which appears twice refer to?
“that” refer to graphite

7. What gives graphite its slippery feeling and explains its uses mentioned in the text?
Graphite its slippery because graphite, is a soft black substance with atoms hexagonally
arranged in parallel sheets. And each sheet is only loosely bound to that above and to that
below it and explaining its use as lubricant and in writing instrument.

8. Complete the following table to show what determines the properties given in the table.

SUBSTANCE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE PROPERTY

Diamonds tightly bound Hard
Graphite loosely bound Soft

9. The properties on question 8 depend on ....

The properties on question 8 depend on molecular structure of subtance

10. In what ways are diamonds and graphite different? In what ways are they similar?
Difference between diamond and graphite is that of electrical conductivity. Diamond is a
nonconductor while graphite conducts in the direction parallel to hexagonal sheets.
Their similarities are have high melting and boiling points.
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12. What optical properties of diamonds are mentioned?
optical properties of diamond mentioned are the highest index of refraction of any
familiar gemstone and therefore reflects more light back to the eye than any other gem.
Also has remarkable dispersive power.

13. What explains diamond’s ability to reflect so much light back to the eye?
diamond’s ability to reflect so much light back to the eye because diamonds have the
highest index of refraction.

14. What sentence explains the meaning of dispersive power?

sentence explains the meaning of dispersive power is the light is broken up into colors of
spectrum.

15. What does the underlined word “yield” mean?

 A fraction of carat of perfect diamond
16. What are needed in order to produce artificial diamonds?
B. Either graphite or carbon-containing compound

17. Choose the best title for the paragraph.

A. Diamonds as gemstones and in industrial tools
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18. Suggest a title for the paragraph.
Effect of temperature on carbon

19. Complete the following table to show how carbon combines with oxygen.
FORM OF CARBON MOUNT OF OXYGEN RESULT
Any form carbon when combined carbon monoxide
with a large quantity of
oxygen at an elevated
temperature
All forms carbon are relatively inert Oxides
but at elevated
temperatures will combine
with oxygen
20. What does the underlined word “inert” mean?
Inert mean is does not combine with oxygen

21. What is found in automobile exhaust?

Carbon monoxide.

22. What are wood, petroleum products, and paper examples of?
Example of materials which burn at relatively low temperature

23. Why is CO2 used as a fire-suppressing agent?

Because carbon dioxide is moderately non-reactive. Materials which burn at relatively
low temperature, such as wood, petroleum products, and paper, do not continue to burn in
CO2.

24. What does the underlined phrase “undergoes slight oxidation‟ mean?
When carbon heated with oxidizing acids

25. In what ways is carbon monoxide produced?

Carbon monoxide is formed from any form of carbon combined with a large quantity of
oxygen at an elevated temperature. Carbon monoxide is also formed in the complete
combustion of petroleum products and is found in appreciable percentages in the
automobile exhaust.