Atomic Number: 6

Name: Carbon

Atomic symbol: C

Atomic Weight: 12.011

Electron affinity: -122 kJ/mol

Electron configuration: 1s²2s²2p²

Ionization energies: 1,086 kJ/mol; 2,353 kJ/mol; 4,620 kJ/mol; 6,222 kJ/mol; 37,829 kJ/mol; 47,276 kJ/mol

Pauling electronegativity: 2.5

Melting Point: 3550^oC (diamond)

Boiling Point: 4827^oC (diamond)

Density: 3.51 g/cm^{3 (diamond)}

Standard potential (volts), M⁺ + e^- ---> M:

Covalent radius: 0.77 angstroms

Ionic radius: 2.60 angstroms (-4), 0.16 angstroms (+4)

Common oxidation states in compounds: -4, 0, +2, +4