Carbon element biography


Physical properties of carbon

Carbon element biography.

Carbon

This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Carbon (disambiguation).

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Not to be confused with Cabrón.

Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)

Graphite (left) and diamond (right), two allotropes of carbon

Allotropesgraphite, diamond and more (see Allotropes of carbon)
Appearance
  • graphite: black, metallic-looking
  • diamond: clear
Atomic number(Z)6
Groupgroup 14 (carbon group)
Periodperiod 2
Block p-block
Electron configuration[He] 2s2 2p2
Electrons per shell2, 4
Phaseat STPsolid
Sublimation point3915 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 point4600 K, ​10,800 kPa[5

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