Carbon

Carbon (from Latin carbo 'coal') is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6. It is nonmetallic and tetravalent—meaning that its atoms are able to form up to four covalent bonds due to its valence shell exhibiting 4 electrons. It belongs to group 14 of the periodic table.

Extends: Carbon, [Allotropes of carbon](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Allotropes of carbon), [Chemical elements with hexagonal planar structure](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Chemical elements with hexagonal planar structure), [Chemical elements](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Chemical elements), [Native element minerals](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Native element minerals)