CARBON CYCLE

The Colorless Black

 CARBON (C)
• Latin word, “carbo”, which means “coal”.
• 15th most abundant element in the earth's
crust, and the fourth most abundant
element in the universe (after hydrogen,
helium and oxygen)
• It is the second most abundant element in
the body(18.5%).
• soot, coal/charcoal, diamond, CO2
 USES OF CARBON
• Impure carbon in the form of charcoal (from
wood) and coke (from coal) is used in metal
smelting. It is particularly important in the iron
and steel industries.
• Graphite is used in pencils, to make brushes
in electric motors and in furnace linings.
Activated charcoal is used for purification and
filtration. It is found in respirators and kitchen
extractor hoods.
• Carbon fibre is finding many uses as a very strong,
yet lightweight, material. It is currently used in
tennis rackets, skis, fishing rods, rockets and
aeroplanes.
• Industrial diamonds are used for cutting rocks and
drilling. Diamond films are used to protect surfaces
such as razor blades.
• The more recent discovery of carbon nanotubes,
other fullerenes and atom-thin sheets of graphene
has revolutionised hardware developments in the
electronics industry and in nanotechnology
• Some of the carbohydrates are used,
along with nitrogen, phosphorus and
other elements, to form the other
monomer molecules of life. These
include bases and sugars for RNA and
DNA, and amino acids for proteins.
• Photosynthesis
 CARBON CYCLE

•The carbon cycle is the

process through which carbon
is cycled through the air,
ground, plants, animals, and
fossil fuels.