"Carbon makes people rich with shiny and the hardest stuff on earth."	By Chase Mill Valley Middle School
Uses History Isotopes Hazards Glossary Bibliography	Atomic Mass: 12 Atomic Number: 6 State: Solid Characterization: Nonmetal Atomic Symbol: C
	Uses: There are many different uses for carbon. Diamonds are made of carbon. Gem cutters, surgeons and manufacturers use diamond knives and drills. Diamonds are also, as you know, are valued and used for jewelry. Steel is another component of carbon it is made by combining the combing carbon with iron. The chemical composition of steel determines its physical properties. There are different ratios of carbon in steel; because of those ratios the steel makes different types of steel. Steel with 1% carbon in it is used of of car and aircraft engine parts, while steel containing .03% to 1.2% of carbon makes kitchen utensils. We also rely heavily on carbon do to it being our fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are burned to generate energy to run cars and power our houses by giving off thermal and electric energy. Carbon-14 is used in archeological dating which helps tell how old something is.
History: Carbon as charcoal, soot, and diamonds have been used since ancient times. Although there is no theory as to whom discovered the uses of carbon, there is proof it existed long ago. The reason that it existed long ago is due to the fact it has abundance in the sun, stars, comets, and the atmosphere of this plant.
	Isotopes: A carbon atom contains 6 neutrons and 6 protons. There are 6 electrons surrounding the nucleus. The number of isotopes is determined by the number of neutrons a carbon atom has. In nature only three different isotopes of carbon exist.
Hazards: The hazards of carbon are vary dangerous to us. After burning fossil fuels you get a gaseous substance called carbon monoxide, which can suffocate us. Although there is more than a healthy amount of it in our atmosphere, there is still not enough to hurt us. If we are to keep using and burning fossil fuels for energy than it may prove harmful to our atmosphere later. This is the reason we are trying to find alternatives to fossil fuels with synthetic resources.
	Glossary: Fossil Fuels - A fuel (as oil or coal) that is formed in the earth from plant and animal remains Synthetic - Produced artificially especially by chemical means, not genuine or natural
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