NON METALS
6
C
Carbon
12
7
N
Nitrogen
14
8
O
Oxygen
16
15
P
Phosphorus
31
16
S
Sulfur
32
ABOUT
These elements tend to gain and share electrons, which makes them very reactive. The same way sharing things is fun until people break them, don't give them back, and generally annoy you. They're poor conductors and too brittle to be made into wires.
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transparent in thin sheet |
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brittle gases & solids |
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acidic oxides, good oxidising agents |
HISTORY
Carbon is the single most important element to the existence of life on Earth. Along with sulfur, it was discovered as early as 3750 BC, when women had exactly 0 rights!