6

C

Carbon
12.011
 Historical Information

Carbon as charcoal, soot and coal has been used since prehistoric times. Carbon as diamond has also been known since very ancient times. The recognition that soot (amorphous carbon), graphite (another form of carbon) and diamond are all forms of carbon.
Basic Information Shells
  • Name:Carbon
  • Symbol: C
  • Atomic number: 6
  • Atomic weight: 12.011
  • Standard state: solid at 298 K
  • Group in periodic table: 14
  • Group name: none
  • Period in periodic table: 2
  • Block in periodic table: p-block
  • Classification: Non-metallic
 carbon
Uses Trivia
  • Carbon combines with some metals to make carbides such as tungsten carbide.
  • Pencil lead does not conain lead - it is a graphite clay mixture.

Carbon is found free in nature in three allotropic forms: amorphous, graphite, and diamond. Graphite is of the softest known materials while diamond is of the hardest. Carbon, as microscopic diamonds.