The goal of this activity is to construct a carbon atom. You'll start with a hydrogen atom, which contains one proton and one electron. To build other atoms, just add protons, neutrons ...

The “lead” of a pencil is actually made of a substance called graphite which is made of carbon atoms. The picture shows a close-up of one carbon atom. A hydrogen atom has one proton as the nucleus and ...

In new research, scientists have realized a century-old dream of a single electron covalent bond between two carbon atoms observed in situ. They’ve previously observed this bond between atoms ...

Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide, which ...

This phenomenon is known as resonance. With the carbon atoms arranged in a sheet, those moving electron pairs form a shifting moire of resonant bonds as they freely move between pairs of carbon atoms.