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CARBONO [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2019-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A nonmetallic, chiefly tetravalent chemical element (atomic number 6; atomic weight 12.01115) occurring native in the crystalline form (as the diamond and as graphite) or amorphous, and forming a constituent of coal, petroleum, and asphalt, of limestone and other carbonates, and of all organic compounds.

CONT

[Prepregs:] Reinforcement type: G: Glass; C: carbon; A: aramid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Non-métal qui constitue l'élément essentiel des charbons et des composés organiques.

CONT

Il [carbone] n'existe pratiquement à l'état d'espèces minéralogiques que sous deux formes très distinctes : l'une cubique, le « diamant », l'autre hexagonale, le « graphite ».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Elemento no metálico, n° atómico 6, sólido, componente principal de todas las substancias orgánicas.

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