Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Hydrogen vs Carbon

Compare Hydrogen and Carbon

Compare Hydrogen and Carbon on the basis of their properties, attributes and periodic table facts. Compare elements on more than 90 properties. All the elements of similar categories show a lot of similarities and differences in their chemical, atomic, physical properties and uses. These similarities and dissimilarities should be known while we study periodic table elements. You can study the detailed comparison between Hydrogen vs Carbon with most reliable information about their properties, attributes, facts, uses etc. You can compare H vs C on more than 90 properties like electronegativity , oxidation state, atomic shells, orbital structure, Electronaffinity, physical states, electrical conductivity and many more.

Name	Hydrogen	Carbon
Atomic Number	1	6
Atomic Symbol	H	C
Atomic Weight	1.00794	12.0107
Phase at STP	Gas	Solid
Color	Colorless	Black
Metallic Classification	Other Nonmetal	Other Nonmetal
Group in Periodic Table	group 1	group 14
Group Name	lithium family	carbon family
Period in Periodic Table	period 1	period 2
Block in Periodic Table	s -block	p -block
Electronic Configuration	1s1	[He] 2s2 2p2
Electronic Shell Structure (Electrons per shell)	1	2, 4
Melting Point	14.01 K	3823 K
Boiling Point	20.28 K	4300 K
CAS Number	CAS1333-74-0	CAS7440-44-0
Neighborhood Elements	Neighborhood Elements of Hydrogen	Neighborhood Elements of Carbon

History	The element Hydrogen was discovered by H. Cavendish in year 1766 in United Kingdom. Hydrogen derived its name from the Greek elements hydro- and -gen meaning 'water-forming'.	The element Carbon was discovered by Egyptians and Sumerians in year 3750 BCE. Carbon derived its name the Latin word carbo, meaning 'coal'.
Discovery	H. Cavendish (1766)	Egyptians and Sumerians (3750 BCE)
Isolated	Paracelsus (1500)	()

Abundance in Universe	750000000 / 930000000	5000000 / 500000
Abundance in Sun	750000000 / 930000000	3000000 / 300000
Abundance in Meteorites	24000000 / 170000000	15000000 / 18000000
Abundance in Earth's Crust	1500000 / 31000000	1800000 / 3100000
Abundance in Oceans	107800000 / 662000000	28000 / 14400
Abundance in Humans	100000000 / 620000000	230000000 / 120000000

Atomic Volume	22.4135 cm3/mol	5.29 cm3/mol
Atomic Radius	53 pm	67 pm
Covalent Radius	37 pm	77 pm
Van der Waals Radius	120 pm	170 pm
Atomic Spectrum
Lattice Constant	470, 470, 340 pm	246.4, 246.4, 671.1 pm
Lattice Angle	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3	π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Space Group Name	P63/mmc	P63/mmc
Space Group Number	194	194
Crystal Structure	Simple Hexagonal	Simple Hexagonal

Atomic Number	1	6
Number of Electrons (with no charge)	1	6
Number of Protons	1	6
Mass Number	1.00794	12.0107
Number of Neutrons	0	6
Shell structure (Electrons per energy level)	1	2, 4
Electron Configuration	1s1	[He] 2s2 2p2
Valence Electrons	1s1	2s2 2p2
Oxidation State	-1, 1	-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
Atomic Term Symbol (Quantum Numbers)	2S1/2	3P0
Shell structure

Known Isotopes	1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H	8C, 9C, 10C, 11C, 12C, 13C, 14C, 15C, 16C, 17C, 18C, 19C, 20C, 21C, 22C
Stable Isotopes	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 1H, 2H	Naturally occurring stable isotopes: 12C, 13C
Neutron Cross Section	0.332	0.0035
Neutron Mass Absorption	0.011	0.000015

Valence or Valency	1	4
Electronegativity	2.2 Pauling Scale	2.55 Pauling Scale
Electron Affinity	72.8 kJ/mol	153.9 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies	1st: 1312 kJ/mol	1st: 1086.5 kJ/mol 2nd: 2352.6 kJ/mol 3rd: 4620.5 kJ/mol 4th: 6222.7 kJ/mol 5th: 37831 kJ/mol 6th: 47277 kJ/mol

Density	0.0000899 g/cm3	2.26 g/cm3
Molar Volume	22.4135 cm3/mol	5.29 cm3/mol
Elastic Properties
Young Modulus	-	-
Shear Modulus	-	-
Bulk Modulus	-	33 GPa
Poisson Ratio	-	-
Hardness - Tests to Measure of Hardness of Element
Mohs Hardness	-	0.5 MPa
Vickers Hardness	-	-
Brinell Hardness	-	-
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity	-	100000 S/m
Resistivity	-	0.00001 m Ω
Superconducting Point	-	-
Heat and Conduction Properties
Thermal Conductivity	0.1805 W/(m K)	140 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion	-	0.0000071 /K
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic Type	Diamagnetic	Diamagnetic
Curie Point	-	-
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility	-2.48e-8 m3/kg	-6.2e-9 m3/kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility	-4.999e-11 m3/mol	-7.45e-11 m3/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility	-2.23e-9	-0.000014
Optical Properties
Refractive Index	1.000132	2.417
Acoustic Properties
Speed of Sound	1270 m/s	18350 m/s

CAS Number	CAS1333-74-0	CAS7440-44-0
RTECS Number	RTECSMW8900000	{RTECSHL4158550, RTECSFF5250100, RTECSMD9659600, N/A}
DOT Hazard Class	2.1	{N/A, 4.2, N/A, N/A}
DOT Numbers	1966	{N/A, 1361, N/A, N/A}
EU Number	-	-
NFPA Fire Rating	4	{N/A, 1, N/A, 1}
NFPA Hazards	-	N/ A, N/ A, N/ A, N/ A
NFPA Health Rating	3	{N/A, 0, N/A, 1}
NFPA Reactivity Rating	0	{N/A, 0, N/A, 0}
AutoIgnition Point	535.5 °C	-
Flashpoint	-18 °C	-

Periodic Table Element Comparison: Compare Elements - Hydrogen vs Carbon

Compare Hydrogen and Carbon

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