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carbon [Lat.,=charcoal], nonmetallic chemical element; symbol C; at. no. 6; at. wt. 12.011; m.p. about 3,550°C; graphite sublimes about 3,375°C; b.p. 4,827°C; sp. gr. 1.8--2.1 (amorphous), 1.9--2.3 (graphite), 3.15--3.53 (diamond); valence +2, +3, +4, or -4.

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