CARBON - is the basis of all life as we know it!

• Carbon is in the air in the form of
  Carbon Dioxide! CLICK HERE!
  Remember Carbon is color-coded GRAY.
  

• Carbon can form up to 4 bonds with up to 4 other atoms. Does the Carbon in Carbon Dioxide form 4 bonds?
  Click here for a clue.

• Carbon atoms can form complex shapes.
  Click Here to see carbon in a structure called a Buckyball.
  Click here to see how the carbon atoms bond to each other.

• Carbon is the one of the components in Glucose, a sugar.
  Click Here to see Glucose.
  Click here for a better view of the individual atoms in Glucose. How many carbon atoms can you find?

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