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Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)
Carbon, 6 C Graphite (left) and diamond (right), two allotropes of carbon
Allotropes graphite , diamond and more (see Allotropes of carbon )Appearance graphite: black, metallic-looking diamond: clear
Atomic number (Z ) 6 Group group 14 (carbon group) Period period 2 Block p-block Electron configuration [He ] 2s2 2p2 Electrons per shell 2, 4 Phase at STP solid Sublimation point 3915 K (3642 °C, 6588 °F) Density (near r.t. ) amorphous: 1.8–2.1 g/cm3 [ 1] 3 3 Triple point 4600 K, 10,800 kPa[ 2] [ 3] Heat of fusion graphite: 117 kJ/mol Molar heat capacity graphite: 8.517 J/(mol·K) Oxidation states common: −4, −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4 Electronegativity Pauling scale: 2.55 Ionization energies 1st: 1086.5 kJ/mol 2nd: 2352.6 kJ/mol 3rd: 4620.5 kJ/mol (more ) Covalent radius sp3 : 77 pm2 : 73 pmpm Van der Waals radius 170 pm Spectral lines of carbonNatural occurrence primordial Crystal structure graphite: simple hexagonal Crystal structure diamond: face-centered diamond-cubic Thermal expansion diamond: 0.8 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)[ 6] Thermal conductivity graphite: 119–165 W/(m⋅K) Electrical resistivity graphite: 7.837 µΩ⋅m[ 5] Magnetic ordering diamagnetic [ 4] Molar magnetic susceptibility diamond: × 10−6 3 /mol[ 7] Young's modulus diamond: 1050 GPa[ 6] Shear modulus diamond: 478 GPa[ 6] Bulk modulus diamond: 442 GPa[ 6] Speed of sound thin rod diamond: 18,350 m/s (at 20 °C) Poisson ratio diamond: 0.1[ 6] Mohs hardness graphite: 1–2 CAS Number atomic carbon: 7440-44-0 graphite: 7782-42-5 diamond: 7782-40-3 Antoine Lavoisier [ 8]
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Chemical element with atomic number 6 (C)
Carbon, 6 C Graphite (left) and diamond (right), two allotropes of carbon
Allotropes graphite , diamond and more (see Allotropes of carbon )Appearance graphite: black, metallic-looking diamond: clear
Atomic number (Z ) 6 Group group 14 (carbon group) Period period 2 Block p-block Electron configuration [He ] 2s2 2p2 Electrons per shell 2, 4 Phase at STP solid Sublimation point 3915 K (3642 °C, 6588 °F) Density (near r.t. ) amorphous: 1.8–2.1 g/cm3 [ 1] 3 3 Triple point 4600 K, 10,800 kPa[ 2] [ 3] Heat of fusion graphite: 117 kJ/mol Molar heat capacity graphite: 8.517 J/(mol·K) Oxidation states common: −4, −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4 Electronegativity Pauling scale: 2.55 Ionization energies 1st: 1086.5 kJ/mol 2nd: 2352.6 kJ/mol 3rd: 4620.5 kJ/mol (more ) Covalent radius sp3 : 77 pm2 : 73 pmpm Van der Waals radius 170 pm Spectral lines of carbonNatural occurrence primordial Crystal structure graphite: simple hexagonal Crystal structure diamond: face-centered diamond-cubic Thermal expansion diamond: 0.8 µm/(m⋅K) (at 25 °C)[ 6] Thermal conductivity graphite: 119–165 W/(m⋅K) Electrical resistivity graphite: 7.837 µΩ⋅m[ 5] Magnetic ordering diamagnetic [ 4] Molar magnetic susceptibility diamond: × 10−6 3 /mol[ 7] Young's modulus diamond: 1050 GPa[ 6] Shear modulus diamond: 478 GPa[ 6] Bulk modulus diamond: 442 GPa[ 6] Speed of sound thin rod diamond: 18,350 m/s (at 20 °C) Poisson ratio diamond: 0.1[ 6] Mohs hardness graphite: 1–2 CAS Number atomic carbon: 7440-44-0 graphite: 7782-42-5 diamond: 7782-40-3 Antoine Lavoisier [ 8]
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