| Term Paper Title | Glucose |
| # of Words | 542 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.17 |
Glucose
Glucose is a type of sugar, composed of three elements: Carbon, Hydrogen,
and Oxygen. Glucose has many different properties. The elements that make it up
have many different characteristics. They do share some of the same characteristics.
Carbon is the first element that makes up glucose. It has six protons and six
electrons. Carbon is often called the “basis of all life.” It is called this because it
makes up all living animals and plants. In addition to, it is found in many minerals.
Carbon is found in nature within the pure state as diamond, graphite(lead pencils),
or amphorous carbon (ash). Carbon has no melting point, but at 35000C it sublimes,
or changes directly to a gas. The crystalline structure is packed tightly on diamonds,
which make it a durable substance. While in graphite, it has a wider crystalline
structure and that makes it a softer, ashy material. At low temperatures, carbon is
very unreactive. While at high temperatures, it combines with any element, usually
oxygen.
Hydrogen is the second element that makes up glucose. It has one proton and
one electron. Hydrogen commonly covalently bonds, even though it only has one
electron. Hydrogen is a very abundant element. It is the ninth most abundant on the
earth. It is a colorless, odorless, and a tasteless gas. The gas is not poisonous but can
not support any sort of life. There are three types of hydrogen - protium (regular)
deuterium (1 extra neutron), and tritium (2 extra neutrons). To condense it back
into a solid, it needs to be very cold, - 2590C. Hydrogen has many common
compounds that are used, such as ammonia. It has many common uses in industry
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