Carbon

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Atomic Number	6
CAS Registry Number	7440-44-0
Chemical Symbol	C

History

The atomic number is 6 and the chemical symbol is C. The name derives from the Latin carbo for charcoal. It was known in prehistoric times in the form of charcoal and soot. In 1797 the English chemist Smithson Tennant proved that diamond is pure carbon.

Holden, Norman E., (2004). History of the origin of the chemical elements and their discoverers. National Nuclear Data Center. Retrieved from http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/content/elements.html

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