carbon 

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Element number 6 of the periodic table of elements (electronic ground state 1s22s22p2). For a description of the various types of carbon as a solid the term carbon should be used only in combination with an additional noun or a clarifying adjective.
See also: amorphous carbon, carbon fibres, carbon material, glass-like carbon, graphitic carbon, non-graphitic carbon, pyrolytic carbon
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 473. (Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 479 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'carbon' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00821 RIS BibTex EndNote
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