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2. Answer the following questions a. Why are carbon and its compoundsused as fuels?b. In which compound forms doescarbon occur?c. Write the uses of diamond.1:con​

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a. Carbon compounds are used as fuel because they burn with a clean flame and no smoke is produced. ... Carbon and their compounds GIVE out a lot of heat, energy and light when they are burnt in air and this is mainly because carbon compounds have greater calorific values.b. Carbon also exists in its many allotropic forms such as graphite, diamond, buckminsterfullerene, etc. HOWEVER, carbon mostly occurs as a tetravalent compound in nature in the form of hydrocarbons. Additional Information: The most ABUNDANT element (by mass) found in nature is hydrogen, followed by helium and oxygen.c. (1)Diamond is used in rock drilling and glass cutting machine. (2) Diamond knives are used in eye surgery. (3) Diamond is used in ornaments. (4) Diamond DUST is used to cut other diamonds. (5) Diamond is use to make windows in artificial satellite to protect from RADIATION. Explanation:



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