CARBON

Carbon

Carbon is the chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds. There are three naturally occurring isotopes, with 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is radioactive, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.

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carbon

Noun

  1. The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6.
  2. A sheet of carbon paper.
  3. A carbon copy.
  4. A fossil fuel that is made of impure carbon such as coal or charcoal.
  5. Carbon dioxide, in the context of global warming and climate change.


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