Term: carbon
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00821

Definition:
Element number 6 of the periodic table of elements (electronic ground state 1s2). 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.

Related Terms:
1) amorphous carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00294).
2) carbon fibres (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00831).
3) carbon material (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00841).
4) glass-like carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02639).
5) graphitic carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02689).
6) non-graphitic carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04193).
7) pyrolytic carbon (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04963).
8) ground state (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02704).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 473. 'Recommended terminology for the description of carbon as a solid (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 479 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567030473)

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

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