Carbon

Discovered

Ancient times

Density

2.3 g/cm³

Melts

3551 °C

6423 °F
3824 °K

Boils

4493 °C

8119 °F
4766 °K

Notes:

Sublimes

Show sources

University of Colorado Boulder

Harper College

PubChem (NIH.gov)

Contributed by Ea Nasir

Shiny chunks of Carbon in a bottle. It's hard to tell if these chunks are the graphite or glassy form.

Contributed by @plazmatter0430

A cube and two irregular chunks of Carbon

Contributed by collector no. 2

1 gram of diamonds, roughly the size of sand grains, in a tiny plastic bottle. Despite being very pure, very trace amounts of impurities color the sample yellow

Contributed by collector no. 2

Two Carbon cubes: 1 cm cube on the left inside a clear container, 1 inch cube on the right

Contributed by collector no. 2

1 oz block of Carbon

Contributed by collector no. 2

Small pieces of glassy Carbon filling 1/2 of a small jar

Contributed by collector no. 3

Carbon group elements! from left to right: Carbon , Silicon , Germanium , beta- Tin pest, alpha- Tin metal, Lead shot

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