carbon atom

collocation in English

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carbon
noun
uk
/ˈkɑː.bən/us
/ˈkɑːr.bən/
a chemical element that exists in its pure form as diamond or graphite, and is an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, as well as being contained in all plants ...
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atom
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæt.əm/us
/ˈæt̬.əm/
the smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. Atoms can combine to form ...
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(Definition ofcarbonandatomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The hybrid was of two different kinds of orbitals combined to produce the characteristics of acarbonatom.
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In the early 1990s, the discovery of newcarbonatomformations in the mathematical shapes of geodesic spheres sent excited ripples through the scientific community.
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The incident atom gradually loses kinetic energy by repulsion of thecarbonatomas it penetrates several graphene layers.
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The kinetic energy converted from potential energy is diffused into the entire atoms in the graphene through the overhangingcarbonatom.
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In other words, earth, air, fire and water—indeed, all the substances upon which our life is based—enter into this question of the chemistry of thecarbonatom.
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An amino acid consists of acarbonatombound to four groups.
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The asymmetriccarbonatomis the one attached to two carbon atoms, an oxygen atom, and a hydrogen atom.
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Fused products are generally favored, unless the diazene precursor is substituted with electron-donating groups at the methylenecarbonatom.
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The point of attack occurs at the tertiarycarbonatompresent in every repeat unit, causing oxidation and finally chain breakage.
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The proton on the nitrogen atom can be replaced by acarbonatomof a polymer to create an ion-exchange resin, such as chelex 100.
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This effect is mainly due to the decreasing electrophilic character of the carbonylcarbonatom.
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However, phenylpyridine replaces one of the nitrogen atoms in bipyridine with acarbonatom.
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This group, known as the cyano group, consists of acarbonatomtriple-bonded to a nitrogen atom.
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In the compound phosphorine onecarbonatomin benzene is replaced by phosphorus.
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A potential repeat units of, e.g., graphene is a sp2-hybridizedcarbonatom.
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Oxidation usually occurs at the tertiarycarbonatompresent in every repeat unit.
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It consists of acarbonatombound by two single bonds and one double bond, where one of the single bonds is to a hydrogen.
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Thecarbonatombetween the sulfur and nitrogen atoms on thiazole ring act as carbanion which binds to the pyruvate.
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Some carbocations may have two or more positive charges, on the samecarbonatomor on different atoms; such as the ethylene dication.
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An example: thecarbonatomhas a total of 6 electrons, 4 of them being valence electrons.
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