Помогите, пожалуйста, с английским:Condense the sentences of the text if possible using inf

Помогите, пожалуйста, с английским:Condense the sentences of the text if possible using infinitive constructions.. Carbon is to be ranked along with hydrogen and oxygen as one of the most important of all the elements to man. Carbon occurs in nature as a free element and in many compounds. It constitutes only about 0.03 percent of the Earth’s crust, but this relatively small amount of the element is of great importance. Its importance is indicated by the 300,000 or more compounds of the element which exist naturally or which have been prepared. It is proved that this number is approxi mately ten times the number of compounds of all the other elements put together. For a long time it was believed that these compounds might have never been produced except with the aid of organic life, in other words, by living plants and animals. For this reason they were called organic compounds. It is known that carbon occurs in two crys talline forms which differ strikingly by their properties. Graphite is black, soft, a good conductor of e ectricity Diamond, on the contrary is colourless and transparent, the hardest of known substances, a non-conductor of electricity. It is the crystal structure, as determined by X-rays, which gives an explanation of this contrast of properties. The four valence electrons of each carbon atom enable it, by sharing electrons with four of its neighbours, to be linked with them in a cova lent union. It may be showr by X-rays examination that in the dia mond the four nearest neighbours of each carbon atom are symmetri cally arranged about it in space. All atoms in a diamond are thus firmly linked together, hence the whole crystal acts as a giant molecule. Thus we account for the extreme hardness of the diamond, its high melting point, and its failure to dissolve in any solvent. On the other hand, it is found that graphite possesses parallel planes of atoms, and each is at a considerable distance from its neighbours. Each carbon atom in graph ite has three nearest neighbours and they all are present in its own plane. Only three of the four valence electrons of each atom are need ed for furnishing bonds with these nearest neighbours and the fourth is available for producing a bond with a neighbouring plane. A certain portion of the electrons in graphite are relatively free to move as it is true of metals. Hence, graphite is a conductor of electricity.

Carbon is one of the most important elements to man, ranking alongside hydrogen and oxygen. It occurs naturally and in compounds. Despite making up only 0.03 percent of the Earth's crust, it is of great importance, as indicated by the large number of compounds it forms. These compounds, which number approximately 300,000, are ten times more than the compounds of all other elements combined. It was previously believed that these compounds could only be produced with the help of organic life, such as plants and animals. Carbon exists in two crystalline forms with contrasting properties. Graphite is black, soft, and a good conductor of electricity, while diamond is colorless, transparent, the hardest substance known, and a non-conductor of electricity. The crystal structure, determined by X-rays, explains this contrast. Each carbon atom in diamond is linked to its four nearest neighbors in a symmetrical arrangement, resulting in a strong bond throughout the crystal. This explains the extreme hardness, high melting point, and insolubility of diamond. In contrast, graphite has parallel planes of atoms with a considerable distance between them. Each carbon atom in graphite has three nearest neighbors in its own plane, with the fourth electron available for bonding with a neighboring plane. This allows for the relatively free movement of electrons, making graphite a conductor of electricity.