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    Question: why is carbon named carbon

    • Keywords:
      • carbon,
      • etymology,
      • name
    Asked by drew485rya to Jamie on 12 Jun 2023.
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      Jamie Stevens answered on 12 Jun 2023:


      it comes from the latin for coal “carbo”

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