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Carbon (from Latin: carbo “coal”) is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—making four electrons available to form covalent chemical bonds.It belongs to group 14 of periodic table. Three isotopes occur naturally, 12C and 13C being stable, while 14C is a radionuclide, decaying with a half-life of about 5,730 years. Carbon is one of the few elements known since antiquity.

Carbon is the 15th most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, and the fourth most abundant element in the universe by mass after hydrogen, helium, and oxygen. Carbon’s abundance, its unique diversity of organic compounds, and its unusual ability to form polymers at the temperatures commonly encountered on Earth enables this element to serve as a common element of all known life. It is the second most abundant element in the human body by mass (about 18.5%) after oxygen.

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Definition of "Carbon" by Chat GPT: Carbon is a chemical element with the symbol C and atomic number 6. It is a non-metallic element and one of the few elements that can exist in various forms, including diamond, graphite, and fullerenes. Carbon is an essential element for life on Earth, as it forms the basis of organic molecules and is a key component of many biological processes. It is also an important element in industry, as it is used in the production of fuels, plastics, and other materials.
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