carbon

• Formula: C
• Molecular weight: 12.0107
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-44-0
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Species with the same structure:
  • diamond
  • Graphite
  • Carbon
• Other names: activated carbon
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C⁺ • 8C) + C = (C⁺ • 9C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C⁺ • 6C) + C = (C⁺ • 7C)

(C₄^- • 4294967295) +  = C₄^-

By formula: (C₄^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₄^-

4 +  = 2 +  + 3

By formula: 4Na + C₂ClF₃ = 2C + ClNa + 3FNa

(C₆^- • 4294967295) +  = C₆^-

By formula: (C₆^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₆^-

(C₇^- • 4294967295) +  = C₇^-

By formula: (C₇^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₇^-

(C₃^- • 4294967295) +  = C₃^-

By formula: (C₃^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₃^-

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C⁺ • C) + C = (C⁺ • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C^- • 2C) + C = (C^- • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C^- • 3C) + C = (C^- • 4C)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C^- • C) + C = (C^- • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C⁺ • 2C) + C = (C⁺ • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C⁺ • 3C) + C = (C⁺ • 4C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C⁺ • 4C) + C = (C⁺ • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C⁺ • 5C) + C = (C⁺ • 6C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C⁺ • 7C) + C = (C⁺ • 8C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C^- • 4C) + C = (C^- • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C^- • 5C) + C = (C^- • 6C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C^- • 6C) + C = (C^- • 7C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C^- • 7C) + C = (C^- • 8C)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C^- • 8C) + C = (C^- • 9C)

 + 4 = 4 + 8

By formula: C₄F₈ + 4Na = 4C + 8FNa

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C⁺ + C = (C⁺ • C)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C^- + C = (C^- • C)

( • 6) +  = ( •  • 6)

By formula: (C⁺ • 6C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 6C)

( • 7) +  = ( •  • 7)

By formula: (C⁺ • 7C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 7C)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (CH^- • 4294967295C) + C = CH^-

( • 2) +  = ( •  • 2)

By formula: (C⁺ • 2C) + C₂ = (C⁺ • C₂ • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( •  • 2)

By formula: (C⁺ • 2C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 2C)

( • 3) +  = ( •  • 3)

By formula: (C⁺ • 3C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 3C)

( • 4) +  = ( •  • 4)

By formula: (C⁺ • 4C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 4C)

( • 5) +  = ( •  • 5)

By formula: (C⁺ • 5C) + C₃ = (C⁺ • C₃ • 5C)

(CAS Reg. No. 146831-35-8 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 146831-35-8

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 146831-35-8 • 4294967295C) + C = CAS Reg. No. 146831-35-8

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (C⁺ • 9C) + C = (C⁺ • 10C)

 + 2 = 2 + 4

By formula: C₂F₄ + 2H₂ = 2C + 4HF

4 +  =  + 4

By formula: 4Na + CF₄ = C + 4FNa

8 +  = 3 + 8

By formula: 8Na + C₃F₈ = 3C + 8FNa

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Anion protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C^- + H⁺ = CH

Ion clustering data

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M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C⁺ + C = (C⁺ • C)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C⁺ • C) + C = (C⁺ • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C⁺ • 2C) + C = (C⁺ • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C⁺ • 3C) + C = (C⁺ • 4C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C⁺ • 4C) + C = (C⁺ • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C⁺ • 5C) + C = (C⁺ • 6C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C⁺ • 6C) + C = (C⁺ • 7C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C⁺ • 7C) + C = (C⁺ • 8C)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C⁺ • 8C) + C = (C⁺ • 9C)

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (C⁺ • 9C) + C = (C⁺ • 10C)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C^- + C = (C^- • C)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C^- • C) + C = (C^- • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C^- • 2C) + C = (C^- • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C^- • 3C) + C = (C^- • 4C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C^- • 4C) + C = (C^- • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C^- • 5C) + C = (C^- • 6C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C^- • 6C) + C = (C^- • 7C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C^- • 7C) + C = (C^- • 8C)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C^- • 8C) + C = (C^- • 9C)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (CH^- • 4294967295C) + C = CH^-

(C₃^- • 4294967295) +  = C₃^-

By formula: (C₃^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₃^-

(C₄^- • 4294967295) +  = C₄^-

By formula: (C₄^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₄^-

(C₆^- • 4294967295) +  = C₆^-

By formula: (C₆^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₆^-

(C₇^- • 4294967295) +  = C₇^-

By formula: (C₇^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₇^-

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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