The Short Answer: Carbon is in carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas that works to trap heat close to Earth. It helps Earth hold the energy it receives from the Sun so it doesn't all escape back into space. If it weren't for carbon dioxide, Earth's ocean would be frozen solid.
Why is carbon important for life?
Carbon is an important constituent of living beings. Along with Nitrogen and oxygen, carbon is one of the essential building blocks of organic life. Carbon forms about 18% of the human body. ... Carbon is integral because of its unique ability to form four different bonds with other elements.
Sridhar Iyer, Interested in Geography and earth science
Carbon is an important constituent of living beings. Along with Nitrogen and oxygen, carbon is one of the essential building blocks of organic life. Carbon forms about 18% of the human body. By organic here I want to stress on the fact that it includes every living thing thing in the world including substances that are produced by living beings. Organic Chemistry, which deals with the study of carbon compounds is vast repository of information on such compounds. Carbon is integral because of its unique ability to form four different bonds with other elements. This makes it possible for carb...
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Karthikeyan Thangaraj, The most valuable planet in known universe.
Answered Sep 14, 2016 · Upvoted by Luv Mehan, M.Tech Earth Science & Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2019)
Carbon is not important only in earth. It is important for life to exist anywhere in the universe. Why??? Complex chain formation.
Carbon is the only element other than Silicon to form long continuous chains, thanks to the 4 unpaired electrons in the outer shell. But Silicon chains are weaker due to their molecular size and structure. So Carbon is very important for life.
All the life from unicellular to blue whale (the largest animal ever existed) is made of carbon. Even the basic building blocks of unicellular life are so much dependent on carbon based organic compounds.
Yes. Silicon based l...
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Jennifer Collinson, Chemistry student
Carbon is found in amino acids. Amino acids form polypeptides and proteins. Proteins have so many uses in our bodies:
1. In the cell membranes, they are responsible for facilitated diffusion and active transport of molecules.
2. Enzymes are proteins. Enzymes in our bodies (and other organisms) help catalyse reactions so we quickly get the sufficient substances we need. Without enzymes, reactions would take hundreds of years to complete, and as a result, life wouldn't be possible!
3. Haemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells. It binds with oxygen at the lungs, and releases the oxygen t...
Victor Peña-Araujo, B.A. (Biology), M.D. [M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O.], M.R.C.S., ELITE Personalized Health Founder
Originally Answered: Which element is the most important for Human Survival?
Humans are conclusively, utterly, and hopelessly dependent on all of the common elements.
Let's see how this is:
In its essence the human body is, just like all complex life forms on earth, a metabolically active bag of salty water.
Now, for the 'metabolically-active' part:
Humans require energy intake to remain in one piece as their hostile environment incessantly conspires to rip them apart down to their elemen...(more)
Let's see how this is:
In its essence the human body is, just like all complex life forms on earth, a metabolically active bag of salty water.
- Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen are the main ingredients of the bag.
- Hydrogen and oxygen make up the water.
- While sodium, chloride, calcium, and potassium make up the salt.
Now, for the 'metabolically-active' part:
Humans require energy intake to remain in one piece as their hostile environment incessantly conspires to rip them apart down to their elemen...(more)
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