Editing Carbon

[[Category:Chemistry]]
== Explanation ==
Carbon is an element in the periodic table with an [[atomic number]] of 6, belonging to the 14<sup>th</sup> group. The most common, stable, and naturally occurring [[isotope]] is <sup>12</sup>C. Some other naturally occurring [[isotope|isotopes]] are <sup>13</sup>C and <sup>14</sup>C, of which only Carbon-13 is stable. It is one of the most abundant of the elements. It has the [[eletron configuration]] [He] 2s<sup>2</sup> 2p<sup>2</sup>. 

=== Properties ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Symbol
| C
|-
! [[Atomic number]]
| 6
|-
! [[Atomic mass]]
| 12.011 g/mol
|-
! [[Melting point]]
| 3550 °C (3823.15 K)
|-
! [[Boiling point]]
| 4827 °C (5100.15 K)
|-
! [[Density]]
| 1.8 to 2.1 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (amorphous), 2.267 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (graphite), 3.515 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (diamond)
|-
! [[Isotope|Isotopes]]
| 3
|}

== FAQs ==
=== Why is Carbon considered useful? ===
Because Carbon has many [[allotropes]] with different physical and chemical properties. It is also one of the most common elements, being found in a lot of chemical compounds and almost all [[organic compounds]]. Carbon is tetravalent and has a [[atomic number|'''Z''']] of 6, which enables it to have many of these properties.