First, refer to different
1, carbon: nonmetallic elements, including allotropes, such as diamond, graphite, fullerene and amorphous carbon. Its chemical properties are stable in the air and it is the main component of organic matter.
2. Charcoal: Things obtained by dry distillation of wood under the condition of air isolation often retain the original shape of wood, which is relatively hard and has many fine holes.
Second, the sources are different.
1, carbon: poor clothes are simple, worried about carbon, willing to be cold. -Don Bai Juyi's "Selling Carbon Weng"
Vernacular interpretation: It's pity that he only wears thin clothes, and he is worried that carbon can't be sold, hoping to be cold. -Don Bai Juyi's "Selling Carbon Weng"
2, charcoal: "Shuo Wen": charcoal, burning wood. The sound of saving fire and shore.
Vernacular interpretation: Shuowen: charcoal, unburned residue of wood. The glyph takes "fire" as the side and "shore" with "mountain" and "stem" omitted as the sound side.
Third, the nature is different.
1. carbon: tetravalent nonmetallic element, which exists in nature and is the component of coal, petroleum, asphalt, limestone, other carbonates and all organic compounds.
2, charcoal: sound shape. The sound of saving fire and shore. Original meaning: charcoal.
Extended data
Uses of carbon:
1, food hygiene and environmental protection.
When the rice cooker cooks, several pieces of bamboo charcoal can be put to adsorb harmful chemical residues and odor impurities in rice and water, so that the rice is pure and pollution-free and nutrition is increased; When making tea or drinking water, put 2-3 pieces of bamboo charcoal in the cup to purify the water quality; When cooking, wait until the cooking oil in the pot is boiled, put a small piece of bamboo charcoal to absorb harmful substances and impurities such as aflatoxin that may be hidden in the cooking oil.
2. Household equipment is environmentally friendly.
The coated charcoal made of bamboo charcoal or bamboo charcoal particles can eliminate the odor in the refrigerator and is beneficial to food preservation. Put it in the closet, it can absorb moisture and smell, and prevent valuable clothes such as wool from mildew and insects. Putting bamboo charcoal or charcoal in the pockets of leather clothes and trousers can keep the leather surface clean and bright as new; Putting it into the cabinet of ancient books and famous paintings can prevent precious famous paintings from being moldy and moth-eaten;