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10 Carbon and Its Compound
10 Carbon and Its Compound
Its Symbol is C
Its electronic Configuration is
1s2 2s2 2p2
Its atomic number is 6 and atomic mass is 12;
12
6C
It is a Non-Metal.
Carbon word is taken from Carbo meaning Coal.
Carbon is only 0.02% in Earth Crust and 0.03% in
Atmosphere as CO2.
All Living things are made of Carbon Compounds
and known as organic compounds.
Our Food, fuel, cloths, plastic, leather, drugs and
dye etc are made of Carbon.
DIAMOND
v/s
HARD
NUMBER OF CARBON
ATOMS JOINED TO EACH
CARBON ATOM 4
BAD CONDUCTOR OF
HEAT AND ELECTRICITY
TRANSPARENT
GRAPHITE
SOFT
NUMBER
OF
CARBON
ATOMS JOINED TO EACH
CARBON ATOM 3
GOOD
CONDUCTOR OF
HEAT AND ELECTRICITY.
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