Group 14 of the Periodic Table of The Elements.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:38:27
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 7 pages (1928 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 7 pages (1928 words)
-General summary of elements
Carbon
Symbol - C
Atomic Number- 6
Atomic Mass- 12.0
Electrons per shell- 2, 4
Carbon is a solid, non-metallic element that is found in stars, comets, and the atmospheres of most planets. It is naturally occurring, and is found in three different forms. They are: graphite, amorphous, and diamond. Artificial diamonds are made by the application of heat and pressure (> 125 knar) in the presence of a catalyst such as iron, chromium or …
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…be accurately described, but scientists have figured that it is probably a solid metal that's probably silvery white or gray. Currently, it's the heaviest known element. Only about three atoms of Ununquadium has ever been made (through nuclear reaction involving fusing a calcium atom with a plutonium atom) isolation of an observable quantity has never been achieved, and may well never be. This element has also been called eka-lead, for its several similarities to lead.
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