THE ELEMENT OF

LIFE
WHICH ELEMENT IS THIS ?
CARBON(6E)=2+4
OBJECTIVES

• Carbon –the element

• Carbon cycle- Carbon into the air (Respiration &combustion)
• Carbon cycle –Carbon out of the air (Photosynthesis & dissolving)
• Compounds of carbon - Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide , carbonates ,methane
,limestone .
• Greenhouse gas
CARBON : THE ELEMENT

Many allotropes (physical forms in which an

element can exist.)-
Diamond(C )
Graphite (C )
DIAMOND

• The hardest substance

• High melting point(3550 degree)
• Poor conductor
USES OF DIAMOND
GRAPHITE

• Graphite is soft
• Good conductor
• Melting point is high (1710 degree)
 Used in
Weak forces jewelery Only strong
between forces
Good layers
High
conductor
melting The hardest
point substance
Used in
pencils Made from Poor
billions of conductor
carbon atom

Used for
cutting glass

Soft
 THE
CARBON
CYCLE
CARBON INTO THE AIR-
CARBON DIOXIDE(CO 2 )
• Respiration
• Combustion-Burning (complete)
• incomplete
RESPIRATION- CELL
COMBUSTION

• Combustion of fossil fuels

CARBON FROM THE AIR –
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2 )
• Photosynthesis
• Dissolving (Acid rain )
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
 BY DISSOLVING

W H AT I F C A R B O N D I O X I D E D I S S O LV E S I N T H E WAT E R ?
CARBON MOVES BETWEEN THE
ATMOSPHERE , OCEAN AND LIVING
THINGS IN THE FORM OF – CO2
SOME CARBON COMPOUNDS

• Carbon dioxide – CO2

• Carbon monoxide – CO
• Carbonates
• Methane – CH4
• Organic compounds – all organic compouds contain carbon
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON
MONOXID
E
 Colourless
 Odourless
 Tasteless
CARBONATES-CO 3 2-
• CaCO3 Calcium carbonate
• MgCO3 Magnesium Carbonate
• Na2CO3- Sodium Carbonate
• Li2CO3- Lithium Carbonate
• K2CO3- Potassium Carbonate
WHEN CARBONATES REACT WITH
ACID ….
• Carbonate + acid --- new salt + carbon dioxide + water
• Calcium carbonate + sulfuric acid --- Calcium sulfate + carbon dioxide + water
• Magnesium carbonate + sulfuric acid---- magnesium sulfate + carbon dioxide + water
• Calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid- calcium chloride + carbon dioxide + water
• Sodium carbonate + nitric acid--Sodium nitrate + Carbon dioxide + water
METHANE –CH 4
LIMESTONE
C A CO 3
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

• In the fifth unit(organic chemistry)

GREENHOUSE GAS

• Carbon dioxide and methane