6 C Carbon
Atomic Weight: 12.011Shells: 2,4
Group: Non-MetalFilling orbital: 2p2
Crystal Structure: HexagonalCovalent radius: 0.77 Å
Oxidation States: +2, +4, -4Atomic radius: 0.91 Å
Electronegativity, Pauling: 2.55Atomic volume: 4.58 cm³/mol
State at RT: SolidFirst ionization potential: 11.260 V
Melting Point: 3820°K (Sublimes)2nd ionization potential: 24.383 V
Boiling Point: 5100°K3rd ionization potential: 47.887 V
Density @ 293°K: 2.62 g/cm³Specific heat: 0.71 J/gK
Electrical conductivity: 0.00061 106/cm ohm Heat of vaporization: 355.80 kJ/mol
Thermal conductivity: 1.29 W/cmK Heat of fusion: ? kJ/mol
Element Nuclides
NuclideAbundance WeightSpinHalf-Life Decay Modes
C110.%11.1.520.3m+
C1298.892%12.0Stable
C131.108%13.0034.5Stable
C140.%14.003205730y-
C150.%15..52.45s-

Name origin: Latin: carbonis.
Description: In pure form as diamonds or graphite.
Discovered by: ?
Year: ?
Location: ?
Sources: Made by burning organic compounds with insufficient oxygen.
Uses: For making steel, in filters, and many more uses. Radiocarbon dating uses the carbon-14 isotope to date old objects.


Material Saftey Data Sheet (MSDS) from OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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