Carbon element biography
Physical properties of carbon
Carbon element biography.
Carbon
This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Carbon (disambiguation).
"Element 6" redirects here. For the company, see Element Six.
Not to be confused with Cabrón.
Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)
Graphite (left) and diamond (right), two allotropes of carbon | |
| Allotropes | graphite, diamond and more (see Allotropes of carbon) |
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| Appearance |
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| Atomic number(Z) | 6 |
| Group | group 14 (carbon group) |
| Period | period 2 |
| Block | p-block |
| Electron configuration | [He] 2s2 2p2 |
| Electrons per shell | 2, 4 |
| Phaseat STP | solid |
| Sublimation point | 3915 K (3642 °C, 6588 °F) |
| Density (near r.t.) | graphite: 2.266 g/cm3[3][4] diamond: 3.515 g/cm3 amorphous: 1.8–2.1 g/cm3 |
| Triple point | 4600 K, 10,800 kPa[5
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