C	Z =  6	◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊	Carbon
			From the Latin "charbone", meaning "charcoal"
(AM) Atomic Mass	12.011  amu	♦	Oxidation States	+2, +4, -4
(BP) Boiling Point	4827  °C	♦	(MP) Melting Point	3550  °C
(ρ) Density	3.52  g/cm3	♦	Crystal Structure	Diamond
( χ ) Electronegativity	2.5	♦	(AR) Atomic Radius	0.77  Å
Physical State	Solid	♦	(C) Heat Capacity	0.709  J/g °C
Electronic-Config	1s2  2s2  2p2	♦	(I1) First Ionization E	1086.42  kJ/mol
(ΔHvap) Heat of Vaporization	710.9  kJ/mol	♦	(ΔHfus) Heat of Fusion	117  kJ/mol
Year of Discovery	Known to the Ancients	♦	Location of Discovery	n/a
(E°) Standard Potential	CO2 + 2 H+⇔ CO + H2O (-0.120 V),  CO2 + 2 H+⇔ HCOOH (-0.200 V)
Stable isotopes	12C,  13C
Discovered/Synthesized by	Known since ancient times
Natural Source	The mineral/ore graphite
Common Uses	Carbon fiber, pencils, wood, paper, cloth, plastic, coal, oil
Other Info	Basis of all Organic molecules More than 80 % of known molecules are carbon based
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