Carbon 6

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Periodic Table

C
6

Si
14

Ge
32

Sn
50

Pb
82

Uuq
114

Uhq
164

Buq
214

Carbon

Symbol

Atomic Number

Relative Atomic Mass
¹²C = 12.0000

12.0107

Atomic Radius pm

First Ionisation Energy
kJ mol ^-1

1086.2

Ionization energy (eV)

11,2603

Electronegativity

2.55

Density
kg m ^-3

3513 (diamond)
2260 (graphite)
1650 (C ₆₀) [293 K]

Molar Volume cm ³

3.42 (diamond)

Thermal Conductivity
W m ^-1 K ^-1

990 - 2320 (diamond)

Melting Point K

3820 (diamond)
3800 (graphite)
1650 (C ₆₀, sublimes)

Boiling Point K

5100 (sublimes)

Number of Isotopes

Inner + outer Shells

Inner + outer Orbitals

Filling Orbital

2p ²

Ground State Electron
Configuration

[He] 2s ²

2p ²

Ground State Electron
Configuration with
free Orbitals (n= 4)

0, 4

Ground State Electron
Configuration with
compressed Orbitals (n=0)

0, 0

Singularity

	s	p		d	f	g	h	i	j
1	2
2	2	2	4
3
4
5
6
7
8

Term Symbol

3P ₀

Discovery

Known to prehistoric humans as diamond and graphite

Name Derived From

Latin carbo meaning 'charcoal'

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