What is Carbon
The element name for carbon is carbon.
By: Brooke
Carbon is a solid non- metal element. It can be black when graphite and colorless when diamond.
Metal, non-metal, or metalloid:
As you can see Carbon which is C is in the pink section which is non metals
Carbon is a non- metal element. It has no attraction to magnets and is not a conductor.
Reason for naming:
Antoine Lavoisier named carbon.
Antoine Lavoisier named carbon and he carried out a variety of experiments to reveal its nature. Origin of name: from the Latin word "carbo" meaning "charcoal".
State of matter:
Carbon compounds are important in many facets of the petrochemicals industry as the feedstock is carbon-based. Carbon is also the basis of fuels such as coal and oil since both coal and oil are rich in carbon. Carbon as graphite is a good lubricant.
The state of matter that carbon is a solid at 298K
Chemical symbol:
Locations where commonly found:
The chemical symbol for carbon is C.
graphite
Carbon is found free in nature in three forms: amorphous, graphite, and diamond. It also can be found in some meteorites. If carbon was found in a diamond, it would most likely come from ancient volcanic "pipes" such as found in South Africa.
meteorite
Diamond