All life depends on carbon to survive. Carbon is in food and wood, but it is also present in fossil fuel methane gas and oil. Crude oil is used to produce gasoline and kerosene, which we all use in our daily lives. Another form of carbon is in a polymer made by plants, which takes the form of cotton, linen, and hemp. Other forms of carbon are extremely varied. It forms alloys when combined with iron. It can be combined with clay to form ‘lead’ used in pencils. It can be used as a pigment, as a mold for glass manufacture, in dry batteries, and also can be used as a neutron moderator in nuclear reactors.

Charcoal is used as a drawing material and also for grilling and space heating. Diamonds are used in jewelry. Industrial diamonds are used in drilling, cutting and polishing tools for other metals and stones. Plastics are made from carbon fiber and other components.

By Fatima Chavez

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