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Carbon (C)
Atomic number: 6 · Category: polyatomic nonmetal · Group 14 · Period 2 · Phase: Solid
Carbon (from Latin:carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. On the periodic table, it is the first (row 2) of six elements in column (group) 14, which have in common the composition of their outer electron shell. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds.
Block: p
Molar heat: 8.517
CPK color:#909090
Electronic structure
Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p2
Configuration (semantic): [He] 2s2 2p2
Shells: 2, 4
Electronegativity (Pauling): 2.55
Electron affinity: 121.7763
Ionization energies: 1086.5, 2352.6, 4620.5, 6222.7, 37831, 47277
Periodic position
Group: 14
Period: 2
xpos: 14
ypos: 2
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