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Why is there a whole branch of chemistry for carbon?

“Carbon forms more compounds than any other element, so many that a whole field, organic chemistry, is devoted to studying them.”

Reference: Royal Society of Chemistry

What saturation of sulfur dioxide will cause people to cough

Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a suffocating, choking odor. It is toxic to humans and concentrations as low as 8 ppm will produce coughing. Incredibly, in the Odyssey, Homer describes the burning of sulfur (formation of SO2) as a way that homes were 'fumigated'.

What do diamonds and pencil lead have in common?

Diamonds and graphite, the "lead" in pencils, are both made entirely of carbon. The only difference is how their atoms are arranged.

Who created the periodic table of elements?

Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev published his periodic table in 1869. He left gaps for elements that had not been discovered yet and correctly predicted their properties.

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“Carbon forms more compounds than any other element, so many that a whole field, organic chemistry, is devoted to studying them.”

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