Lara Khorma

Characteristics Before Reaction

 

Carbon-  

• Carbon is in the 4th family of valence electrons.

• It has 4 valence electrons.

• It is on top of silicon.

• It is the first element in its group/family.  

• It is in the carbon family.

• To get a full outer-shell it needs 4 other valence electrons.

• Symbol - C

• Atomic number - 6

• Atomic mass- 12.01

• When carbon forms with oxygen it creates Carbon Dioxide

• Its formula is C02

Oxygen-

 

• Oxygen is in the 6th family of valence electrons.

• It has 6 valence electrons.

• It is the first element in its group/family.

• Oxygen atomic number is 8.

• The symbol for Oxygen is O.

• The atomic mass is 16.00.

• Its atomic weight is 15.9994

• For Oxygen to have a full outer shell, it will need 2 more valence electrons.

• When Oxygen is combined with another element, it will result in the name “Oxide”.   

Characteristics After Reaction

 

After Oxygen and Carbon react and become a compound, they form a gas called Carbon Dioxide, also known as CO2. This gas is the in which we breathe out after inhaling oxygen. This gas is also found in the air however there is only a very small amount of it. CO2 is also a greenhouse gas and pollutes our atmosphere. Despite the fact that Carbon Dioxide pollutes our planet it also is needed for photosynthesis to take place in plants. We breathe Carbon Dioxide whereas plants breath it in and exhale oxygen. That is how we get our oxygen supply. Carbon and Oxygen become one with using two Oxgyen atoms with one Carbon atom.