Carbon

Reactive Nonmetal

Carbon (C) is element 6, a reactive nonmetal, in period 2 and group 14 of the periodic table. Its standard atomic weight is 12.011, it melts at 3550 °C and boils at 4027 °C. It has been known since antiquity.

Atomic Number6

SymbolC

NameCarbon

Atomic Weight12.011 u

CategoryReactive Nonmetal

Period2

Group14

Melting Point3550 °C

Boiling Point4027 °C

Density2.267 g/cm³

Electron Config[He] 2s2 2p2

Discovered ByKnown since antiquity

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