Name:  Carbon

Atomic Symbol and Mass Number: C [6]

Electron Configuration: [He] 2s   p

Atomic Radii: 70 pm

Electron Affinity: 153.9 kJ mol-1

Oxidation states: +4, +3, +2, +1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4

Electronegativity value: 2.55

Elemental Group: Carbon Group

Uses and properties:

• Can exist in three dimensional structures - crystalline, amorphous, Lonsdaleite (rare)

• Highest melting/sublimation point of all elements

• Carbon as diamond (ice) has the highest thermal conductivity of any element

• Fuel (Coal)

• Pencil tips, crucibles, dry cells, electrodes, and as a lubricant (Graphite)

• Jewelry and industrial cutting, drilling, grinding, and polishing (Diamond)

• Synthesis of carbon steel (Carbon and iron alloy)

• Carbon compounds are used in the formation of compounds in the chemical industry

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Lewis diagram: