Electronic data		Thermal data		Steric data
Shells: 2,4 Orbitals: [He] 2s2 2p2 Electronegativity: 2.5, 2.5 1. Ionization potential: 11.2603 eV 2. Ionization potential: 24.383 eV 3. Ionization potential: 47.887 eV Oxidation states: 4,2,-4 Electrical conductivity: 0.00061 10^6		Melting point: 3825 °C (Sublimes) Boiling point: 4827 °C Specific heat: 0.71 J/gK Heat of fusion: -- kJ/mol Heat of vaporization: 355.80 kJ/mol Thermal conductivity: 1.29 W/cmK		Atomic radius: 0.91 Å Ionic radius: 0.16 Å () Covalent radius: 0.77 Å Atomic volume: 4.58 cm³/mol Density (293 K): 2.62 g/cm³ Crystal structure: Hexagonal

Nuclide	Abundance [%]	Mass	Spin	Halflife	Decay mode	Decay tree
11C	0	11	3/2	20.3m	+	View
12C	98.892	12	0	--	stable	--
13C	1.108	13.0034	1/2	--	stable	--
14C	0	14.0032	0	5730y	-	View
15C	0	15	1/2	2.45s	-	View

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Name origin:	Latin: carbo, (charcoal)
Description:	Allotropic forms include diamonds and graphite. Sixth most abundant element in the universe.
Discovered by:	Known to the ancients
Year:	--
Place:	Unknown
Sources:	Made by burning organic compounds with insufficient oxygen.
Use(s):	For making steel, in filters, and many more uses. Radiocarbon dating uses the C14 isotope to date old objects.