Carbon

Statistics:

• Name: Carbon
• Symbol: C
• Classification: Non-Metal
• Atomic Number: 6
• Atomic Mass: 12.0107 g/mol
• Density: 3.51 g/cm³
• Melting: 3550°C
• Boiling: 4827°C
• Protons & Electrons:6
• Neutrons:6
• Discovered: prehistoric
• Discovered By: unknown
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Electrons Per Energy Level:

• Level 1: 2
• Level 2: 4

Isotopes:

Isotope: Half-life

• ¹¹C: 20.39 minutes
• ¹²C: stable
• ¹³C: stable
• ¹⁴C: 5730 years
• ¹⁵C: 2.449 seconds

Brief Summary

Carbon is a Non-Metal with the symbol 'C' and contains 6 Protons & Electrons with 6 neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. Carbon has an atomic mass of 12.0107 g/mol and, at a temperature of 20°C, has a density of 3.51 g/cm³. It will melt at a temperature of 3550°C and boil at 4827°C.

Carbon has been known since prehistoric times and is named 'Carbon' From the Latin carbo (coal).

Some common usages for Carbon: steel, filters.

Definitions and Notes

Density listed is at a temperature of 20°C.

Isotopes are forms of an element who have the same atomic number but different mass because they contain different number of neutrons.

Half-life is the time required for a quantity of a subject to fall to half of its current quantity.

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