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Carbon (from
Latin carbo 'coal') is a
chemical element; it has
symbol C and
atomic number 6. It is
nonmetallic and tetravalent—meaning that its
atoms are...
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carbon–
carbon bond is a
covalent bond
between two
carbon atoms. The most
common form is the
single bond: a bond
composed of two electrons, one from each...
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Carbon fibre reinforced carbon (CFRC),
carbon–
carbon (C/C), or
reinforced carbon–
carbon (RCC) is a
composite material consisting of
carbon fiber reinforcement...
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consists of one
carbon atom and one
oxygen atom
connected by a
triple bond. It is the
simplest carbon oxide. In
coordination complexes, the
carbon monoxide ligand...
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carbon footprint (or
greenhouse gas footprint) is a
calculated value or
index that
makes it
possible to
compare the
total amount of
greenhouse gases...
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source of
available carbon in the
carbon cycle,
atmospheric CO2 is the
primary carbon source for life on Earth. In the air,
carbon dioxide is transparent...
- carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics,
carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also
known as
carbon fiber,
carbon composite, or just
carbon, are
extremely strong...
- The
carbon cycle is that part of the
biogeochemical cycle by
which carbon is
exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere...
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Activated carbon, also
called activated charcoal, is a form of
carbon commonly used to
filter contaminants from
water and air,
among many
other uses....
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Radiocarbon dating (also
referred to as
carbon dating or
carbon-14 dating) is a
method for
determining the age of an
object containing organic material...
