what is the use of carbon??....,...........
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Impure carbon in the form of charcoal (from wood) and coke (from coal) is used in metal smelting. It is particularly important in the iron and steel industries. Graphite is used in pencils, to make brushes in electric motors and in furnace linings. Activated charcoal is used for purification and filtration.
Explanation:
Common Uses:
1-Used as a decorative tool in jewelry items.
2-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.
3-Carbon is used as a base for the ink that is used in inkjet printers.
4-It is used in the rims of automobiles as a black fume pigment.
5-Plastics are carbon polymers.
6-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.
7-Daily use materials like perfumes, shoe polish, and carbon paper make use of carbon.
8-In metallurgy, carbon monoxide is used as a reduction agent in order to derive other elements and compounds.
9-Carbon in the form of 'Freon', is used in cooling devices and systems.
10-Many metal cutters, and heat-resistant tools and devices are also manufactured with carbon.
One of the most abundantly used materials on Earth, plastic, is produced from synthetic carbon polymers.
Uses in the Human Body:
1-Carbon acts as a macronutrient for the body in the form of carbohydrates. This is substantiated by the fact that every part of the body contains and requires large amounts of this element.
This element is used as a building block for many complex and important life processes. It is the carbon present in our bodies that brings the many diverse atoms inside the body together, and gets them to function, to aid growth, in a cohesive manner. About 18% of the human body is made up of carbon.
2-Carbon is the basis of proteins, fats, and nucleic acids in the human body. Thus, it plays an important role in the physiology of the human body.
3-Carbon dioxide that we exhale during respiration contains carbon. Varying amounts of carbon dioxide in the body can give rise to certain health conditions. Hence, it is important to maintain normal levels of carbon dioxide in the body.
4-All the metabolic activities that take place in the body have carbon as a basic component. Hormones and enzymes have carbon. They catalyze various cell reactions and other life processes in the human body.
5-Activated charcoal is used in medicine to absorb various toxins or gases produced in the human body.