Carbon is in group IV A of the periodic table with atomic number 6, an atomic weight of 12.011, and a density of 2.26. It melts at 3727 C. The stable form of carbon at room temperature is Graphite ...

Why Trust Us? Scientists have set up and observed a single electron bond between two carbon molecules. A traditional “single bond” is actually two electrons—one from each atom. This is one ...

Now, researchers have made the first observations of single-electron covalent bonds between two carbon atoms. This unusual bonding behaviour has been seen between a few other atoms, but scientists are ...