 Skip Navigation  3.29: Carbon Bonding  Created by: CK-12
Spiral structures like the one pictured here could replace
batteries in the future because they can store energy like a
spring and conduct electricity. The structure is a tiny nanotube
that consists entirely of carbon atoms. Carbon nanotubes are
made in labs, but carbon-based compounds are also the most
common naturally occurring compounds on Earth. More than 90
percent of all known compounds contain carbon. Do you know why
carbon is found in so many compounds? Read on to find out. If
you first want to learn more about carbon nanotubes, go to this
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxD3vfg3Nd8  Carbon, Carbon
Everywhere  Carbon is a very common “ingredient” of matter
because it can combine with itself and with many other elements.
It can form a great diversity of compounds, ranging in size from
just a few atoms to thousands of atoms. There are millions of
known carbon compounds, and carbon is the only element that can
form so many different compounds