Question

Carbon is widely distributed in combined state- Explain​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Carbon atoms are extremely chemically reactive, and have a powerful desire to share electrons with any other atom willing to do so, including other carbon atoms. They are used industrially in many processes to steal oxygen atoms from other compounds, leaving only the pure other compound and CO2.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Carbon (C), nonmetallic chemical element in Group 14 (IVa) of the periodic table. Although widely distributed in nature, carbon is not particularly plentiful—it makes up only about 0.025 percent of Earth’s crust—yet it forms more compounds than all the other elements combined. In 1961 the isotope carbon-12 was selected to replace oxygen as the standard relative to which the atomic weights of all the other elements are measured. Carbon-14, which is radioactive, is the isotope used in radiocarbon dating and radiolabeling.

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