Listen now? Hear it read aloud. Three minutes free.
Hear it read aloud
Start with a free three-minute preview, or get the whole audiobook now.
Sign in with your email [To prevent AI Labs from scraping this data]
24 KB, works in Apple Books, Google Play Books, KOReader and most e-readers. Sign in for faster downloads.
Summary
CarbonC 6 12.017Non-metallic and tetravalent, meaning there are four electrons able to bond. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity; its name is derived from the Latin carbo meaning coal. The fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass, it is present in all known life forms and in the human body the second most abundant element (about 18.5%) after oxygen. It is known to form almost ten million different compounds, the largest of any element, and is the basis of organic chemistry.
Contents 3 chapters
Loading the contents…