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Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It belongs to group 14 and period 2 of the periodic table. The element has an atomic mass of 12.011 and an electronegativity of 2.55. Its electron configuration is [He] 2s² 2p². Carbon exhibits oxidation states of -4, -3, -2, and -1. The substance is classified as an atmophile element.
The element was discovered by Antoine Lavoisier in 1789. Its name is derived from coal. Carbon has a density of 3.51 and an ionic radius of 0.16. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system. The chemical formula for the element is C. Descriptions of carbon appear in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C
- Molecular weight
- 12.011 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methane
- SMILES
- [C]
- InChIKey
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.6
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
856,272 papers- Capturing carbon dioxide from air with charged-sorbents.Nature · 2024Li H, Zick ME, Trisukhon T et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07449-2
- Aqueous carbonation of peridotites for carbon utilisation: a critical review.ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2022Rashid MI, Benhelal E, Anderberg L et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23116-3
- Inorganic Carbon Pools and Their Drivers in Grassland and Desert Soils.Global change biology · 2024Dong L, Ran J, Luo J et al.DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17536
- Anthropogenic Forcing of Carbonate and Organic Carbon Preservation in Marine Sediments.ReviewAnnual review of marine science · 2017Keil RDOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060724
- Algal-bacterial consortium promotes carbon sink formation in saline environment.Journal of advanced research · 2024Gu W, Wu S, Liu X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.08.004
- Dual carbon sequestration with photosynthetic living materials.Nature communications · 2025Dranseike D, Cui Y, Ling AS et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58761-y
- Isotope fractionations in the terrestrial carbon cycle: a brief overview.ReviewAdvances in space research : the official journal of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) · 1995Schidlowski MDOI: 10.1016/s0273-1177(99)80115-x
- The utilization of alkaline wastes in passive carbon capture and sequestration: Promises, challenges and environmental aspects.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2022Khudhur FWK, MacDonald JM, Macente A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153553
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