Carbon

Carbon 

 ♦ Information about CARBON ♦

-Name of Element : Carbon -Symbol of Element : C

-Atomic Number of Carbon : 6 -Number of Protons/Electrons in Carbon : 6 -Number of Neutrons in Carbon : 6 -Atomic Mass: 12.0107 amu

-Element Classification: Non-Metal -Melting Point: 3500.0 °C - 3773.15 °K -Boiling Point: 4827.0 °C - 5100.15 °K

-Crystal Structure: Hexagonal -Density @ 293 K: 2.62 g/cm3 -Appearance: dense, black (carbon black) -Atomic Weight: 12.011 <span style="color: #070755; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">-Discovery: Carbon exists free in nature and <span style="color: #070755; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 110%;">has been known since prehistoric time.

*Common Uses of Carbon <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> ~ Fossil fuels - methane gas <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Diamonds <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Crude oil (petroleum) <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Radiocarbon dating <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Smoke detectors <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Graphite carbon used as charcoal for cooking & artwork <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Gasoline <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Kerosene <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Carbon monoxide - dioxide <span style="color: #1355ae; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">~Carbon Fiber

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">♦Isotopes <span style="color: #2f1a51; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Isotopes are atoms which have the same atomic number but different mass numbers. <span style="color: #2f1a51; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">They have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. <span style="color: #2f1a51; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">The number of neutrons in an atom can vary within small limits.
 * || protons || neutrons || mass number ||
 * carbon 12 || 6 || 6 || 12 ||
 * carbon 13 || 6 || 7 || 13 ||
 * carbon 14 || 6 || 8 || 14 ||

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">♦FACTS <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">* Origin of Name: Latin //carbo//, German Kohlenstoff, French carbone: coal or charcoal <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">* Elemental carbon can take the form of one of the hardest substances (diamond) or one of the softest (graphite). <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">* Carbon is made in the interiors of stars, though it was not produced in the Big Bang. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">* Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(hydrogen, helium, and oxygen are found in higher amounts, by mass).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">creator: MinJin Lee