https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00821
Element number 6 of the periodic table of elements (electronic @G02704@ \(1\text{s}^{2}2\text{s}^{2}2\text{p}^{2}\)). For a description of the various types of carbon as a solid the term carbon should be used only in combination with an additional noun or a clarifying adjective.
See also:
amorphous carbon
, carbon fibres
, carbon material
, glass-like carbon
, graphitic carbon
, non-graphitic carbon
, pyrolytic carbon