| Latin name | Carboneum |
| English name | Carbon |
| chemical symbol | C |
| atomic number | 6 |
| relative atomic mass | 12,011 |
| period | 2 |
| group | IV.A |
| classification | nonmetals |
| discovery year | N/A |
| discoverer | N/A |
| melting point [°C] | 3825 |
| boiling point [°C] | 4827 |
| density [g cm-3] | 2,62 |
| electronegativity [Pauling] | 2,55 |
| oxidation states | -IV, II, III, IV |
| electron configuration | [He]2s2 2p2 |
| atomic radius [pm] | 67 |
| covalent radius [pm] | 77 |
| specific heat [J g-1K-1] | 0,71 |
| heat of fusion [kJ mol-1] | 105 |
| thermal conductivity [W m-1 K-1] | 140 |
| el. conductivity [S m-1] | 1.105 |
| 1. ionizing potential [eV] | 11,2603 |
| 2. ionizing potential [eV] | 24,383 |
| 3. ionizing potential [eV] | 47,887 |
| Mohs hardness | graphite - 0,5 diamond - 10 |
| state at normal conditions | solid |