P2+-+Carbon



Carbon is in period 2 and group 14. The other elements in the group are Lithium, Berylium, Boron, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, and Neon. All the elements in the caron group are gasses and solids. Some Chemical properties of Carbon are:
 * __Basic Information__**


 * There are 3 isoptopes
 * The boiling point is 4827 degrees Celisius

And, some physical properties are: Carbon has many uses, but some of the common uses are that it is used for "carbon dating", and some other uses are pencils, steel, and tire colorant.
 * All of the elements are a daker color
 * They change from metallic to non-metallic
 * It is always either in graphite or diamond form


 * __Interesting Facts__**


 * 1) Most fuels burned to yield energy contain carbon.
 * 2) Carnbon is a nonmetal.
 * 3) Other than water, all biologically important molecules are based off of the elements in the carbon group.

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