Carbon - The King of Elements

When you look at the periodic table, you see a lot of letters, some numbers, different colors, and areas divided into rows and sections. There is one element on the periodic table that stands out above and beyond others, an element you should be greatful for it's discovery! That element, of course, being the one and only atomic number 6 Carbon! Now, you might be asking yourself what is so special about Carbon? I don't even …

…nylon and petrol, perfume and plastics, shoe polish, DDT and TNT. Now that's just a couple examples of how the King of Elements takes charge! In conclusion, as you can tell from my following essay, Carbon really and truly did earn it's name as the King of Elements. It is a very key part of our life and lets face it, with out Carbon there wouldn't be too much life going on around this planet!