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)