Carbon/Atomic number
6
Carbon
Chemical element
Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds.Wikipedia
Symbol: C
Atomic mass: 12.0107 u ± 0.0008 u
Electrons per shell: 2, 4
Electron configuration: [He] 2s22p2
Discovered: 3750 BC
Boiling point: 4,827 °C
Atomic radius: 70 pm