Discovery of carbon

Carbon 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. Carbon makes up about 0.025 percent of Earth's crust.

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Which happened first?

• Discovery of carbon and Discovery of zirconium happened in the same year
• Discovery of carbon and Discovery of uranium happened in the same year
• Discovery of carbon happened 2 years before Discovery of titanium
• Discovery of carbon happened 2 years after Discovery of strontium
• Discovery of carbon happened 2 years after Discovery of yttrium

Timeline

1. Discovery of strontium1787
2. Discovery of yttrium1787
3. Discovery of carbon (this page)1789
4. Discovery of uranium1789
5. Discovery of zirconium1789
6. Discovery of titanium1791

Related

• Discovery of hydrogen1766
• Discovery of oxygen1774
• Discovery of PlutoFebruary 18, 1930
• Discovery of aluminium1825
• Discovery of heliumAugust 18, 1868
• Discovery of nitrogen1772
• Discovery of sulfur1777
• Discovery of lithium1817