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6.Carbon C (12.0107 g/mol)

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Carbon dioxide

Latin name: 

Сarbonium (Carboneum)

English name:

Carbon

Year discovered:

Deep antiquity

Discovered by:

Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier

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Electron shell:

K2 L4 M0 N0 O0 P0 Q0 R0

Electrons:6

Protons:6

Neutrons:6

Atomic number:

6

Atomic weight (Relative atomic mass):

12.0107(g/mol)

Density:

2.26 (g/cm³) (g/cm³)

Melting point:

3550.0°C   =   6422.0°F   =   3823.15K

Boiling point:

4827.0°C   =   8720.6°F   =   5100.15K

Phase:

Solid

Valence:

II, IV

Period:

2

Group:

IVA

Block:

P-block

Oxidation states:

-4,-3,-2,-1,+1,+2,+3,+4

The ionisation potential of an atom:

11.22 (eV)

Atomic radius:

77 (pm)

Covalent radius:

77 (pm)

Van der Waals radius:

170 (pm)

Electronegativity:

2.55

Valence:

II, IV

Electron affinity:

153.9 (kJ/mole)

Electrical conductivity:

1 ⋅ 105 (S/m)

Electrical type:

Conductor

Magnetic type:

Diamagnetism

Volume magnetic susceptibility:

-0.000014

Resistivity:

1 ⋅ 10-5 (mΩ)

Crystal structure:

Simple hexagonal

Grid parameters:

a=2.46; c=6.71; а=3.567

Attitude c/a :

2.73