atomic_number: 6
symbol: C
name: Carbon
category: Nonmetal
category_label: Non metal
period: 2
group: 14
group_label: 14 IVA
block: p
grid_row: 2
grid_col: 14
phase: solid
lab_made: false
radioactive_marker: false
is_radioactive: false
atomic_mass: '12.011'
atomic_mass_value: 12.011
atomic_mass_most_stable_isotope: false
oxidation_states: 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 *-4*
oxidation_states_parsed:
- state: '4'
  common: false
- state: '3'
  common: false
- state: '2'
  common: false
- state: '1'
  common: false
- state: '0'
  common: false
- state: '-1'
  common: false
- state: '-2'
  common: false
- state: '-3'
  common: false
- state: '-4'
  common: true
ionization_energy: '11.26'
ionization_energy_ev: 11.26
electron_configuration: '[He] 2s^{2}2p^{2}'
electron_configuration_formatted: '[He]2s²2p²'
electron_configuration_html: '[He]2s<sup>2</sup>2p<sup>2</sup>'
atomic_radius: '1.7'
atomic_radius_angstrom: 1.7
electron_affinity: '1.262'
electron_affinity_ev: 1.262
rsc_url: https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/6/carbon