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Why is carbon called the element of life?
bituminous coal fullerene Explore an interactive periodic table of the elements kimberlite Hope diamond
What is graphene?
carbon cycle Keeling Curve
For Students
carbon summary
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Why is carbon called the element of life?
Learn about carbon and how it forms the basis of life.
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What is graphene?
Learn about some possible applications of graphene, a uniquely strong, flexible,...
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How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Learn why carbon monoxide is dangerous and how to prevent poisoning.
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Understand the carbon and oxygen cycles in the atmosphere
Living organisms influence the cycling of carbon and oxygen through the environment.
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How iron is turned into steel
Iron ore is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and one of its primary uses...
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carbon
Carbon and its properties.
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bituminous coal
Bituminous coal.
Mineral Information Institute
fullerene
Two fullerene structures: an elongated carbon nanotube and a spherical buckminsterfullerene,...
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kimberlite
Kimberlite.
Woudloper
Hope diamond
The Hope diamond; in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Lee Boltin
carbon cycle
The generalized carbon cycle.
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Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve, named after American climate scientist Charles David Keeling,...
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Iron-carbon equilibrium diagram.
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nuclear binding energies
Nuclear binding energies, shown as a function of atomic mass number.
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Figure 1: A schematic representation of the biogeochemical cycle of carbon.
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bioremediation
Degradation of toluene in soil. Removal of the pollutant toluene from the soil requires...
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carbon cycle
Carbon is transported in various forms through the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and...
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Explore an interactive periodic table of the elements
Periodic table of the elements.
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