For Carbon we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Boiler, Car Care, Energy, Explosives, Import Cars, Knife, Metal, Motorcross, Planetary Science and Sanitation.

Carbon (Boiler)

Element. The principal combustible constituent of all fuels.

Carbon (Car Care)

A non-metallic element - No. 6 in the periodic table. Diamonds and graphite are pure forms of carbon. Carbon is a constituent of all organic compounds. It also occurs in combined form in many inorganic substances; i.e., carbon dioxide, limestone, etc.

Carbon (Energy)

The base of all hydrocarbons; capable of combining with hydrogen in almost numberless hydrocarbon compounds. The carbon content of a hydrocarbon determines, to a degree, the hydrocarbon's burning characteristics and qualities.

Carbon (Explosives)

Carbon is a nonmetallic element, known since ancient times. Pure carbon forms are amorphous carbon (found in such sources as Charcoal, Coal, Coke, Lignite, and Peat) and the crystals Graphite, a very soft, dark-gray or black, lustrous material, and Diamond, the hardest substance known. Organic Chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. All living organisms contain carbon. Carbon has seven isotopes; carbon-12 is the basis for Atomic Weights; carbon-14, with a half-life of 5,730 years, is used to trace chemical reactions and to date geologic and archaeological specimens ( Dating). Carbon Dioxide; Carbon Monoxide; Element; Periodic Table.

Carbon (Import Cars)

1. A natural element. 2. A by-product of combustion. 3. Any form of graphite or undefined carbon.

Carbon (Knife)

Element that turns iron into steel. High carbon steel blades take an edge easier than stainless, highly susceptible to corrosion.

Carbon (Metal)

Chemical symbol C. Element No. 6 of the periodic system; atomic weight 12.01; has three allotropic modifications, all non-metallic. Carbon is present in practically all ferrous alloys, and has tremendous effect on the properties of the resultant metal. Carbon is also an essential component of the cemented carbides. Its metallurgical use, in the form of coke, for reduction of oxides, is very extensive.

Carbon (Motorcross)

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Carbon (Planetary Science)

An element with atomic number 6; symbol

Carbon (Sanitation)

(1) A non-metallic chemical element (symbol "C") that is the basis for all organic chemicals. (2) A solid material used for adsorption of pollutants.

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