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=Welcome to Mrs. Bowman's Science pages= Michael Lenhart CARBON (C) [|Melting Point- 3800K] Boiling Point- 4300K Specific Gravity/Density- 2267 kg m Number of Protons- 6 Electrons- 6 Neutrons- 12 Atomic Mass- 12 Atomic Number- 6 Electron Configuration and orbital notation- First layer- 2 Second Layer- 4 Number of Valance Electrons- 4 [|How, When, Where and who discovered it]- it was known since ancient times and became a element in 1789. A.L. Lavoisier proposed carbon as an element from the Latin word carbo- which was the word for charcoal. Where and how produced, processed or mined- Found in all nature and makes up all living things. Chemical and physical properties- a soft dull gray or black non metal that you can scratch with your fingernail- carbon as graphite burns to make Carbon (IV) oxide Minerals, Compounds, or ores in which found- found as diamond and graphite [|Two common chemical reactions]- Graphite burning and incomplete combustion CO forms industrial uses- used in grafite in pencils and fossil fules and coal and charcoal. Cost or Value- $36 for each metric Ton Diagram of the bohr model-

Picture of element in pure state-

Unusual facts- carbon fiber is a strong material made of carbon fossil fuels are carbon based Webelemnets.com- Mark Winter 2012 Wikipedia.com- no autor 12-12-13 education.jlab.org- steve gragon