Basic Information

Name: carbon

Symbol: C

Classification: Carbon is a nonmetal

color:black (graphite), transparent (diamond)

Atomic weight:12.011

state: solid

Melting Point:3550 oC, 3823 K

Boiling Point:027 oC, 4300 K

Shells: 2,4

Electron configuration: 1s2 2s2 2p2

Density @ 20oC:2.267 g/cm3 (gr), 3.513 g/cm3 (di)

Atomic volume: 5.31 cm3/mol (gr), 3.42 cm3/mol (di)

Structure: hcp: hexagonal layers (graphite), tetrahedral

Hardness:0.5 mohs (graphite), 10.0 mohs (diamond)