6  Carbon

 H                                                  He
 Li Be                               B [C ]N  O  F  Ne
 Na Mg                               Al Si P  S  Cl Ar
 K  Ca Sc Ti V  Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
 Rb Sr Y  Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I  Xe
 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W  Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
                                                      
       Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu      
       Th Pa U  Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr      

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|  6      ____       |
|        / ___|      |
|       | |          |
|       | |___       |
|        \____|      |
|                    |
|       Carbon       |
|      12.011 u      |
+--------------------+

Electron Configuration: [He]2s2 2p2
Electronegativity:      2.55
Atomic Radius:          170 pm
Ionization Energy:      11.260 eV
Electron Affinity:      1.263 eV
Oxidation States:       +4, +2, -4
Standard State:         Solid
Melting Point:          3823 K
Boiling Point:          4098 K
Density:                2.2670 g/cm3
Family:                 Nonmetal
Year Discovered:        Ancient
Number of Neutrons:     6
Number of Protons:      6
Number of Electrons:    6
Number of Valence:      4
Valency:                4
Group:                  14
Period:                 2
Shell:                  p-shell
Specific Heat:          0.709 J/g K
Radioactive:            0
Occurrence:             Natural
Source:                 Dying low-mass stars