Carbon is in group IV A of the periodic table with atomic number 6, an atomic weight of 12.011, and a density of 2.26. It melts at 3727 C. The stable form of carbon at room temperature is Graphite ...

Atoms really are small. The atomic radius of a carbon atom is on the order of 0.1 nanometers, that’s 0.0000001 millimeters. It’s hard to grasp how fantastically small this is compared to ...