Monday, January 25, 2010

Element of the week

the Element i have chosen is Carbon the basic building block of the universe.here is the atomic number, mass, photons
Symbol: C
Atomic Number: 6
Atomic Mass: 12.0107 amu
Melting Point: 3500.0 °C (3773.15 K, 6332.0 °F)
Boiling Point: 4827.0 °C (5100.15 K, 8720.6 °F)
Number of Protons/Electrons: 6
Number of Neutrons: 6
Classification: Non-metal
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal
Density @ 293 K: 2.62 g/cm3
Color: May be black


Atomic Structure

[Bohr Model of Carbon]
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  1. zephyrbioblogJanuary 25, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    The number of neutrons in an atom can vary within small limits. For example, there are three kinds of carbon atom 12C, 13C and 14C. They all have the same number of protons, but the number of neutrons varies.
    protons neutrons mass number
    carbon-12 6 6 12
    carbon-13 6 7 13
    carbon-14 6 8 14

    These different atoms of carbon are called isotopes. The fact that they have varying numbers of neutrons makes no difference whatsoever to the chemical reactions of the carbon.

    Isotopes are atoms which have the same atomic number but different mass numbers. They have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.

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