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Compound consisting of one carbon atom ad four chlorine atoms, once widely used as a industrial raw material, as a solvent, and in the production of CFCs. Use as a solvent ended when it was discovered to be carcinogenic.
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| carbon |
One of the nine macronutrients. Carbon is a major component of organic molecules, which are the building blocks of all organisms. Humans breath air, plants "breath" carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide supplies the carbon necessary for plant health. Plants growing outdoors will not be deficient in carbon.
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| carbon dioxide |
It is a molecule known as CO2, which is a biproduct of respiration. Plants require CO2 to photosynthesize, which generates molecular oxygen.
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| carbon cycle |
Carbon is an essential element of life; it is necessary to form organic molecules, which are what makes up living tissue and sugars. Through photosynthesis, plants fix CO2 from the air into organic compounds, thereby incorporating it into their tissue. When an animal eats the plant, it is able to use that carbon inside its own body (animals cannot use atmospheric carbon). When the first animal is eaten by another, the carbon can then be used by the second, and so on. ...
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| carbon monoxide |
A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas which can cause dizziness, unconsciousness, or even death by reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen. CO is produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels including oil, gasoline, and wood.
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