Carbon

Basic properties of Carbon

Carbon is a chemical element number 6 in the periodic table. The symbol of Carbon is C. The atomic weight of Carbon is 12.011 and the melting point of Carbon is 3550 degree celcius. Carbon has a boiling point of 4827 degree celcius.

Where does the name Carbon come from?

The name Carbon comes from the Latin name Carbo meaning charcoal. Carbon in all forms except the radioactive isotopes have been known from ancient times. Allotropic forms include graphite and diamond.

Facts about Carbon Chemical Element

Carbon is not the most common chemical element in the earth 's crust. In fact, Carbon is not even among the top ten. Carbon constitutes only 0.027% of the earth 's crust. There is more of the less familiar chemical element, titanium, in the earth than carbon. The earth is indeed a strange place, then, because carbon is the sixth most abundant atom in the cosmos  Carbon is the most abundant element we usually regard as being a solid, but the higher concentrations must be somewhere else in the cosmos. 

Occurrences of carbon

Although some carbon occurs in elemental form as graphite and diamond, most carbon is found in combined form. Over half of carbon found occurs in carbonate compounds such as CaCO₃ .  Carbon is also found in coal, petroleum, and natural gas.

• Carbon dioxide
• Carbon Properties and Carbon Production
• Carbon Monoxide
• Carbon 14
• The Element Carbon (C) (video)