Carbon
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| Symbol | C |
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| Atomic mass | 12. 0107 u |
| Atomic number | 6 |
| Electrons per shell | 2, 4 |
| Electron configuration | [He] 2s22p2 |
| Did you know | Isotopes of carbon are atomic nuclei that contain six protons plus a number of neutrons (varying from 2 to 16). |
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| ID | 483103 |
About Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table.
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Faith groups and pilgrims lead Glasgow COP26 climate protests
Faith groups making pilgrimages to Glasgow are converging in The City as protests build ahead of COP26.
Thousands of activists are heading to Scotland's largest city to make their Climate Change concerns known.
Many have walked thousands of miles to Join In a procession through the City Centre at 14:00.
The Event is an " opening ceremony" to a series of non-violent protests planned in Glasgow, and around The World , during the United Nations convention.
Members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Faith , artists and other pilgrimage groups will converge at the McLennan Arch on Glasgow Green , where XR Scotland's " Blue Rebels" will form a guard of honour for The Pilgrims .
The Bells at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow will lead a UK-wide toll from 18:00, offering a traditional warning to humanity to " pay heed to the climate crisis".
Those arriving in The City include Marcha Glasgow, a group of Spanish activists who took a ferry from Bilbao to Portsmouth to embark on a 30-day hike to Glasgow.
Camino to COP26 members have walked from London and Bristol to Glasgow in just under two months.
Young Christian Climate Network activists arrived in The City on Saturday after walking 1,200 miles from Cornwall.
Ecumenical Pilgrimage for Climate Justice arrived in Glasgow from Poland, Sweden and Germany and Pilgrimage for COP26 has walked from Dunbar to Glasgow.
Glasgow-based artists Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich will be parading The Serpent of Capitalism, a 30m (100ft) sculptural artwork alongside The Pilgrimage groups.
'Spiritual duty of care'Alex Cochrane, of XR Glasgow, said: " COP26 must end a growing crime against humanity by wealthy governments where the global south are sacrificed to bear the brunt of the global north's affluent, Carbon -intensive lifestyles.
" We welcome The Pilgrims of Faith - and no Faith - who are walking to COP26 to demand governments also walk The Walk for the global south. "
Yaz Ashmawi, of XR Pilgrim, said: " Countries around The World are already suffering the consequences of our historic emissions in The West , and Small Island states like The Maldives will be submerged by rising seas if no Immediate Action is taken on the climate.
" As people of Faith we have a spiritual duty of care to those who are less fortunate than us, so we have been using this walk to raise money for activists in financially disadvantaged countries that are already impacted, to empower them to join this conversation themselves. "
Up to 30,000 people will descend on Scotland's largest city over a two-week period.
Police Scotland Chief Constable Iain Livingstone, Scotland's most senior Police Officer , said his Force would respond " swiftly and robustly" to protesters who tried to disrupt The Summit .
He Said The Force - Together with 7,000 officers from other parts of the UK who have been deployed to Scotland to help police COP26 - was " ready for The Challenges that lie ahead".
Dramatic protests from other groups have already begun in other parts of The City .
Sing The Change brought choirs Together in George Square to sing an arrangement of Louis Armstrong 's What A Wonderful World .
Four XR protesters locked themselves to the Memorial Gates at the University of Glasgow on Friday to demand that the establishment adopt The Green New Deal - a climate strategy developed by students and staff at the university.
Ocean Rebellion activists poured " oil" in front of Glasgow's Cop26 venue in protest ahead of The Event .
Andrew Darnton, an Ocean Rebellion activist and Climate Change researcher, told BBC Radio's programme his group had arrived in Glasgow early to get media coverage before The Summit began, and had been warmly welcomed by The People of Glasgow.
They use " striking visual performances" such as setting fire to their boats or pools of dead mermaids, to convey their message about blue Carbon - how the seas store Carbon .
" We Are bringing people news about The State of the seas and the degradation of the oceans and pointing out how important that is in relation to getting any kind of meaningful progress on cutting Carbon , " Mr Darnton said. " You can't do that without the seas. "
He added: " We'd like people simply to understand that you won't fix the climate crisis without attending to The Ocean .
" Bottom trawling of The Ocean , stirring up The Ocean bed, produces more Carbon in a year that the whole of aviation, the whole of flying, because the seas Lock Up so much Carbon for us. They provide most of our breathable oxygen. "
The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November is seen as crucial if Climate Change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut emissions, and it could lead to major changes to our everyday Lives .
Source of news: bbc.com
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