Write short note on carbon and its compounds
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Carbon is one of the most versatile elements in the periodic table.
Our bodies are made of carbon.
Your bags and water bottles are made up of carbon.
The air all around you has carbon.
The most metal you see has carbon in it.
It is, quite literally, indispensable. Hence, carbon and its compounds are irreplaceable in our surroundings!
Here are some basic facts about carbon:
Atomic Number: 6
Atomic Weight: 12
Allotropes: Atomic Carbon, graphene, graphite, diamond, amorphous carbon (as coal, soot, etc), fullerenes.
Chemical Symbol: C
Number of electrons in the valence shell: 4
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