By: Jalissa Trotter & Chanell Hayes

PROPERTIES OF CARBON

It’s a solid and a nonmetal…

Atomic Number:

6

Atomic Mass: 12

Element Symbol:

C

Element name:

Carbon

The Carbon Group

The History!(:

Discovered by Rene A.F Reaumur

Carbon was discovered in

1985!!!

Carbon rank

19th in the

order of

abundance of

the elements.

Carbon’s 1st Allotropic Form

Graphite is one of the softest known materials while diamond is one of the hardest! Carbon, as a microscope diamonds, is found

in some meteorites. Natural diamonds are found in ancient volcanic “pipes” such as found

in South Africa.

Graphite

Carbon’s 2nd Allotropic Form

Amorphous is formed out of carbonization of organic and fossil matter buried deep into the earth under high pressure with

very limited supply of air. For example: coal it is common variety is

bituminous which is like hard stone and burns with smoky flame.

Amorphous

Carbon 3rd Allotropic Form

Diamond is the ultimate gemstone, having few weaknesses and many strengths. I is the hardest substance found in nature, but few people realize that Diamond is four times harder than the next

hardest natural mineral, corundum (sapphire and ruby).

Diamond

Carbon’s 4th Allotropic Form!

Ceraphite also known as White Carbon was produced in 1969. It is a transparent material that can split a single beam of light into two beams, a property known as birefringence.

White carbon is used to help rubber materials keep elasticity after you’ve

stretched them for many years.

White Carbon