Carbon
By : Hung Thai
Carbon Periodic Table
• Atomic Number : 6
• Atomic Weight :
12.0107
• Melting Point: 3823 K
(3550°C or 6422°F)
• Boiling Point: 4098 K
(3825°C or 6917°F)
• Density: 2.2670 grams
per cubic centimeter
• Phase at Room
Temperature: Solid
• Element Classification:
Non-metal
• Period Number: 2
• Group Number: 14
• Group Name: none
Atomic Structure
15 Isotopes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
C8 2 8.037675 2.0 x 10-21 sec
C9 3 9.0310367 126.5 millisec
C10 4 10.0168532 19.290 sec
C11 5 11.0114336 20.334 min
C12 6 12 Stable (Non-Radioactive)
C13 7 13.0033548378 Stable (Non-Radioactive)
C14 8 14.003241989 5.70 x 103 years
C15 9 15.0105993 2.449 sec
C16 10 16.014701 0.747 sec
C17 11 17.022586 193 msec
C18 12 18.02676 92 msec
C19 13 19.03481 46.2 msec
C20 14 20.04032 16 msec
C21 15 21.04934 Less than 30 ns
C22 16 22.05720 6.2 msec
Things made with Carbon
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Petroleum
Esters
Soap and Detergents
Polymers
What Carbon is used for
Cited Page
• "It's Elemental - The Element Carbon." Science
Education at Jefferson Lab. Web. 04 Oct. 2010.
<http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele00
6.html>.
• "Carbon Chemistry Examples." Journey into
Science. Web. 04 Oct. 2010.
<http://www.sciencebyjones.com/carbon_che
mistry_examples.htm>.