Carbon
Is Carbon a metal or a nonmetal?
Carbon is a Nonmetal
What is the importance of hydrogen?
Clean fuel source
What is oxygen?
Colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential to living things.
What is one of the things that phosphorus does for humans?
bone and teeth formation
energy production
protein production
Kidney function
Muscle contractions
Heartbeat regulation
Nerve signaling
DNA/RNA production
Vitamin and mineral balance
The acronym to help remember the six main elements
CHNOPS
Is carbon a gas or a solid?
Carbon is considered a solid as long as conditions are normal
What is the importance of Nitrogen?
Either answer can be accepted:
1. Key component of molecules like proteins, DNA, etc.
2. Necessary for plant growth, animal development and the functioning of all living organisms.
What is the importance of oxygen?
Helps living things survive
Helps grow, reproduce and turn food into energy
What does sulfur do for the body?
Build and repair DNA
Make proteins
Regulate blood sugar
Digestion
Maintain connective tissue
Make Antioxidants
Cellular Signaling
Detoxification
Is Carbon common or rare?
Common
Why is Carbon special?
Is hydrogen a solid or a gas?
Hydrogen is a gas
What is one of the many uses of oxygen?
Medicine, Industry, Space, Diving, Welding, Chemical Industry, Incineration, Producing energy, replacing work out cells in the body
What are some uses for sulfur?
making car batteries, fertilizer, oil refining, water processing and mineral extracting
What happens if you have too much phosphorus?
Can cause different health related issues such as:
Removing calcium from bones which would make them weak
Calcium deposits in the heart and blood vessels
Kidney disease
Itchy skin
Muscle Cramps
Bone Pain
What are the benefits of carbon?
Any of the following answers can be counted as correct:
- helps regulate the planets temperature
- makes life possible
- important element in the food we eat
- provides key source of energy that fuels economy
What are some examples of Hydrogen?
Correct responses can include (student should name at least 2 to earn full points):
Water (h20), Ammonia (NH3), Hydrogen Peroxide (H202), Hydrogen Fluoride (HF), Hydrogen Gas
What is an example of oxygen?
The air we breathe
Is sulfur good for you?
Yes!
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What is Carbon used for?
Any of the answers are correct:
- used a the building block for all life on Earth
- forms complex molecules
- important for gasoline, natural gas and coal
- sugar, glucose and proteins are made of it
Name one example of Nitrogen?
Nitrogen gas (N2), Ammonia (NH3), Nitrate, Nitrous Oxide, organic nitrogen found in proteins and DNA
What could happen if there is a lack of oxygen?
Name at least 2 things:
shortness of breath, confusion, rapid heart rate, bluish skin color, headaches, dizziness, fainting
What does it mean if your phosphorus is low?
Can be a number of health issues such as:
bone and muscle issues
mental health
respiratory and heart issues
Anemia
What is the Carbon formula?
C