AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -It’s from the latin, carbo, meaning coal. It’s just a convenient way of denoting carbon atoms in a chemical compound or molecule. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

Detailed explanation-3: -Carbon is unique among the elements in its ability to form strongly bonded chains, sealed off by hydrogen atoms. These hydrocarbons, extracted naturally as fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), are mostly used as fuels.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hept. For 7 carbon atoms, Hept is the word root whereas Hex, Pent and Prop is the word root of the carbon chain of 6, 5 and 3 carbon atoms respectively.