Carbon

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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

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 * Color:** May be black
 * || **Number of Energy Levels:** 2
 * First Energy Level:**
 * Second Energy Level:** ||

Isotopes

 * ** Isotope ** || ** Half Life ** ||
 * C-11 || 20.3 minutes ||
 * C-12 || Stable ||
 * C-13 || Stable ||
 * C-14 || 5730.0 years ||
 * C-15 || 2.5 seconds ||

Facts

 * Date of Discovery:** Known to the ancients


 * Discoverer:** Unknown


 * Name Origin:** From the Latin //carbo// (coal)


 * Uses:** steel, filters


 * Obtained From:** burning with insuffict oxygen

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