Question

define the uses of carbon....give detailed answer

Answer 1

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Common Uses:

Used as a decorative tool in jewelry items.

Fossil fuels like methane gas, crude oil, petrol, diesel, etc. contain high percentages of carbon. Even the cooking gas that we use is a hydrocarbon.

Carbon is used as a base for the ink that is used in inkjet printers.

It is used in the rims of automobiles as a black fume pigment.

Plastics are carbon polymers.

Vegetable carbon or activated carbon, is sometimes used as a bleaching agent, or a gas absorbent. It is widely used in filtration systems.

Carbon (in the form of carbon dioxide), is also used in fizzy drinks, fire extinguishers, and also as dry ice when it is in a solid state.

Daily use materials like perfumes, shoe polish, and carbon paper make use of carbon.

In metallurgy, carbon monoxide is used as a reduction agent in order to derive other elements and compounds.

Carbon in the form of 'Freon', is used in cooling devices and systems

Hope this helps you

Answer 2

Carbon dioxide is used by plants for photosynthesis.Carbon dioxide is an odorless (at very low concentrations), colorless gas that is stable at room temperature. Living creatures produce carbon dioxide as a waste product of respiration, which is then utilized by plants to form food by photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide also has numerous industrial and commercial uses—ranging from firefighting to electronic equipment manufacture.Industrial Applications. Carbon dioxide gas is used in industries to produce chemicals and as feedstock. According to “IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage,” carbon dioxide gas is involved in the production of refrigeration systems, welding systems, water treatment processes (to stabilize the pH of water) and carbonated beverages. It is also used in the metals industry to enhance the hardness of casting molds and as a soldering agent. Carbon dioxide is found in various fire extinguishers and prevents oxygen from further fueling a fire. Carbon dioxide-based fire extinguishers effectively manage electrical fires and those caused by solvents, fuels and oils.Chemical and Pharmaceutical Applications. Carbon dioxide gas is used to make urea (used as a fertilizer and in automobile systems and medicine), methanol, inorganic and organic carbonates, polyurethanes and sodium salicylate. Carbon dioxide is combined with epoxides to create plastics and polymers. It is used for water treatment; to keep food cool (as dry ice); and to cool, pressurize and purge equipment.Electronic Applications. Carbon dioxide gas is used in the electronics industry for circuit board assembly, to clean surfaces and in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.Oil Industry. Carbon dioxide gas is used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). EOR is a class of techniques for increasing the quantity of extracted crude oil from oil fields. Carbon dioxide is injected under high pressure into an oil reservoir, which pushes the oil through pipes and up to the surface of the ground. Carbon dioxide gas injection aids oil recovery and reduces the viscosity of recovered oil.Fire extinguisher. Carbon dioxide will not burn or support combustion. Air with a carbon dioxide content of more than 10% will extinguish an open flame, and, if breathed, can be life-threatening. Such concentrations may build up in silos, digestion chambers, wells, sewers and the like. Caution must be exercised when entering these types of confined spaces.