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Name: carbon
Symbol: C
Atomic number: 6
Atomic weight: 12.0107
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CAS Registry ID: 744044-0
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Group number: 14
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Period number: 2
Block: p-block
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Standard state: solid at 298 K
Colour: graphite is black, diamond is colourless
Classification: Non-metallic
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Carbon is a Group 14 element. Carbon is distributed very
widely in nature. It is found in abundance in the sun, stars,
comets, and atmospheres of most planets. The atmosphere
of Mars contains 96 % CO2.
Carbon is found free in nature in three allotropic forms:
amorphous, graphite, and diamond (further details).
Graphite is one of the softest known materials while
diamond is one of the hardest. Carbon, as microscopic
diamonds, is found in some meteorites. Natural diamonds
are found in ancient volcanic "pipes" such as found in South
Africa. Diamonds are also recovered from the ocean floor
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form of carbon is the subject of great interest in research
laboratories today.
Carbon is present as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and
dissolved in all natural waters. It is a component of rocks
as carbonates of calcium (limestone), magnesium, and
iron. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are chiefly
hydrocarbons. Carbon is unique among the elements in the
vast number of variety of compounds it can form. Organic
chemistry, a 1/112th subset of inorganic chemistry, is the
study of carbon and its compounds. While silicon might
take the place of carbon in forming a host of related
compounds, it is not possible currently to form stable
compounds with very long chains of silicon atoms.
In 1961 the International Union of Pure and Applied
Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted the isotope 12C as the basis for
atomic weights. Carbon-14, 14C, an isotope with a half-life
of 5730 years, is used to date such materials as wood,
archeological specimens, etc. Carbon-13, 13C, is
particularly useful for isotopic labelling studies since it is
not radioactive, but is a spin I = 1/2 nucleus and therefore
a good NMR nucleus.
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Isolation
Here is a brief summary of the isolation of carbon.
Carbon is available in nature as graphite and (to a much
lesser extent!) as diamond. Artificial graphite is made by
the reaction of coke with silica (SiO2).
SiO2 + 3C (2500°C) → "SiC" → Si (g) + C(graphite)
Artificial diamonds are made by the application of heat and
pressure (> 125 kBar) in the presence of a catalyst such as
iron, chromium or platinum. It seems that the metal melts
on the carbon surface, the graphite dissolves in the metal
film, and the less soluble diamond precipitates out. The
introduction of nitrogen as an impurity gives yellowish
diamonds while boron impurities give bluish colours.
A new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene with formula
C60 is formed in the treatment of graphite by lasers and is
now commercially available in small quantities.
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Name: Carbon
Symbol: C
Atomic Number: 6
Atomic Mass: 12.0107 amu
Melting Point: 3500.0 °C (3773.15 K, 6332.0 °F)
Boiling Point: 4827.0 °C (5100.15 K, 8720.6 °F)
Number of Protons/Electrons: 6
Number of Neutrons: 6
Classification: Non-metal
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K: 2.62 g/cm3
Color: May be black
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Levels: 2
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C-11
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C-12
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C-14
5730.0
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C-15
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Date of Discovery: Known to the ancients
Discoverer: Unknown
Name Origin: From the Latin carbo (coal)
Uses: steel, filters
Obtained From: burning with insufficient oxygen
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