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car·bon
 carbon
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- pronunciation:
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Carbon is one of the chemical elements found on Earth, and it is a very common element on this planet. It is also found all over the universe. Carbon atoms often combine with atoms of other elements, such as oxygen and hydrogen. Diamonds are an example of something made only of carbon atoms.
This molecule contains three atoms of carbon. |
| definition 2: |
When wood or paper is burned with little or no air around it, it sometimes leaves behind a black substance. This substance is called carbon.
In the morning, there was nothing left of the burnt logs but carbon. |
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