C

Carbon

Atomic Number 6 · Graphite rod / diamond crystal

The basis of all known life. Forms more compounds than any other element, from diamonds to DNA.

Atomic Mass

12.011 u

Category

Reactive Nonmetal

Phase (STP)

Solid

Density

2.267 g/cm³

Melting Point

3550 °C

Boiling Point

4027 °C

Electronegativity

2.55 (Pauling)

Atomic Radius

70 pm

Electron Configuration

[He] 2s2 2p2

Discovered

Ancient — Known since antiquity

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