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Carbon
Atomic Number6
Atomic Mass12.011 u
CategoryNonmetal
State at Room TempSolid
Year DiscoveredAncient
About Carbon
The basis of all known life. Forms more compounds than any other element, over 10 million known. Exists as diamond, graphite, graphene, nanotubes, and fullerenes. Diamond is the hardest natural material. Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel. Carbon dating uses radioactive carbon-14 to determine age of organic materials.
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