Carbon is element number 6 on the periodic table with an atomic weight of 12.010. It is a nonmetal that can form four bonds with other elements and occurs in all living organisms as the basis of organic chemistry. Carbon was discovered in prehistory but was not recognized as a distinct element until the 18th century. It exists naturally in the forms of diamonds, coal, and graphite and is made inside stars. Carbon can form over 10 million compounds and its name comes from the Latin word for charcoal.

1. The Periodic Table of ElementsCarbon

2. 6CCarbon12.010

3. About Carbon6CAtomic Number – 6Atomic Weight – 12.010Symbol – CPeriod Number – 2Group number – 14Carbon is a nonmetalValence Electron - 4Carbon12.010

4. How carbon got discovered.Carbon was discovered in prehistory in the form of diamonds, charcoal, and graphite.But it hasn't always been recognized as an element.Antoine Lavoisier listed carbon as an element in his 1789 textbook.Diamond and graphite were not known as the same element until Humphrey Davy showed, first, that heating a diamond in the presence of oxygen produced only carbon dioxide, and then that heating a diamond in the absence of air caused it to change into graphite. This was around 1830.

5. Elements with similar properties as CarbonSame Group (14)SiliconGermaniumTinLeadNonmetalsHydrogenNitrogenPhosphorusOxygenSulfurSelenium

6. Carbon makes…DiamondsCoalGraphite

7. Carbon CompondsChloridesCarbon tetrachloride: CCl4BromidesCarbon tetrabromide: CBr4IodidesCarbon tetraiodide: CI4OxidesCarbon dioxide: CO2Carbon monoxide: COCarbon suboxide: C3O2SulfidesCarbon disulphide: CS2

8. Facts about CarbonCarbon is the basis for organic chemistry, as it occurs in all living organisms.Carbon is a nonmetal that can bond with itself and many other chemical elements, forming nearly ten million compounds.Carbon is made in the interiors of stars, though it was not produced in the Big BangCarbon has the highest melting/sublimation point of the elementsPure carbon exists free in nature and has been known since prehistoric time.The origin of the name 'carbon' comes from the Latin word carbo, for charcoal.Pure carbon is considered non-toxic, although inhalation of fine particles, such as soot, can damage lung tissue.Carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe.