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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- atmophile element
- Part of
- group 14
- Named after
- coal
- Mass
- 12.011
- Image
- Coal anthracite.jpg
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- oxidation state
- 0
- atomic number
- 6
- element symbol
- C
- Commons category
- Carbon
- topic's main category
- Category:Carbon
- Commons gallery
- Carbon
- time of discovery or invention
- 1789-00-00
- electronegativity
- 2.55
- discoverer or inventor
- Antoine Lavoisier
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- Unicode character
- 碳
- electron configuration
- [He] 2s² 2p²
- canonical SMILES
- [C]
- different from
- Ugol
- ionic radius
- 0.16
- chemical formula
- C
- density
- 3.51
- crystal system
- hexagonal crystal system
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Article · Français
Le carbone est l'élément chimique de numéro atomique 6 et de symbole C. Il possède trois isotopes naturels : * 12C et 13C qui sont stables ; * 14C qui est radioactif de demi-vie 5 730 années ce qui permet de dater des éléments utilisant du carbone pour leur structure. Le carbone est l'élément le plus léger du groupe 14 du tableau périodique. Le corps simple carbone présente plusieurs formes allotropiques dont principalement le graphite et le diamant. L'élément carbone forme divers composés inorganiques comme le dioxyde de carbone CO2, et une grande variété de composés organiques et de polymères. C'est l'élément de base de toutes les formes de vie connues. Le carbone est le 4e élément le plus abondant dans l'univers et le 15e le plus abondant dans la croûte terrestre. Il est présent sur Terre à l'état de corps simple (charbon et diamants), de composés inorganiques (CO2) et de composés organiques (biomasse, pétrole et gaz naturel). De nombreuses structures basées sur le carbone ont également été synthétisées : charbon actif, noir de carbone, fibres, nanotubes, fullerènes et graphène. La combustion du carbone sous toutes ses formes a été le fondement du développement technologique dès la préhistoire. Les matériaux à base de carbone ont des applications dans de nombreux autres domaines : matériaux composites, batteries lithium-ion, dépollution de l'air et de l'eau, électrodes pour les fours à arc ou la synthèse de l'aluminium, etc.
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