carbon vs fluorine vs oxygen vs nitrogen

carbon (chemical element) | fluorine (chemical element) | oxygen (chemical element) | nitrogen (chemical element)

Periodic table location

Images

| atomic symbol | atomic number | short electronic configuration carbon | C | 6 | [He]2s^22p^2 fluorine | F | 9 | [He]2s^22p^5 oxygen | O | 8 | [He]2s^22p^4 nitrogen | N | 7 | [He]2s^22p^3 | Aufbau diagram | block | group carbon | 2p 2s | p | 14 fluorine | 2p 2s | p | 17 oxygen | 2p 2s | p | 16 nitrogen | 2p 2s | p | 15 | period | atomic mass | half-life carbon | 2 | 12.011 u | (stable) fluorine | 2 | 18.998403163 u | (stable) oxygen | 2 | 15.999 u | (stable) nitrogen | 2 | 14.007 u | (stable)

phase at STP | all | gas | solid melting point | median | -214.2 °C | highest | 3550 °C (carbon) | lowest | -219.6 °C (fluorine) boiling point | median | -185.5 °C | highest | 4027 °C (carbon) | lowest | -195.79 °C (nitrogen) critical temperature | median | 144.13 K | highest | 154.59 K (oxygen) | lowest | 126.21 K (nitrogen) | distribution | critical pressure | median | 5.043 MPa | highest | 5.172 MPa (fluorine) | lowest | 3.39 MPa (nitrogen) molar heat of fusion | median | 0.31 kJ/mol | highest | 105 kJ/mol (carbon) | lowest | 0.222 kJ/mol (oxygen) molar heat of vaporization | median | 3.34 kJ/mol | highest | 715 kJ/mol (carbon) | lowest | 2.79 kJ/mol (nitrogen) specific heat at STP | median | 871 J/(kg K) | highest | 1040 J/(kg K) (nitrogen) | lowest | 710 J/(kg K) (carbon) | distribution | adiabatic index | all | 7/5 (properties at standard conditions)

density | median | 0.001562 g/cm^3 | highest | 2.26 g/cm^3 (carbon) | lowest | 0.001251 g/cm^3 (nitrogen) molar volume | median | 11200 cm^3/mol | highest | 11200 cm^3/mol (fluorine) | lowest | 5.315 cm^3/mol (carbon) refractive index | median | 1.000284 | highest | 2.417 (carbon) | lowest | 1.000195 (fluorine) sound speed | median | 333.6 m/s | highest | 18350 m/s (carbon) | lowest | 317.5 m/s (oxygen) thermal conductivity | median | 0.0271 W/(m K) | highest | 140 W/(m K) (carbon) | lowest | 0.02583 W/(m K) (nitrogen) (properties at standard conditions)

valence | median | 2.5 | highest | 4 (carbon) | lowest | 1 (fluorine) | distribution | electronegativity | median | 3.24 | highest | 3.98 (fluorine) | lowest | 2.55 (carbon) | distribution | electron affinity | median | 147 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 328 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (fluorine) | lowest | 7 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (nitrogen) | distribution | first ionization energy | median | 1358.1 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) | highest | 1681 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (fluorine) | lowest | 1086.5 kJ/mol (kilojoules per mole) (carbon) | distribution |

term symbol | all | ^2P_(3/2) | ^3P_0 | ^3P_2 | ^4S_(3/2) atomic radius | median | 62 pm | highest | 70 pm (carbon) | lowest | 50 pm (fluorine) | distribution | covalent radius | median | 69 pm | highest | 76 pm (carbon) | lowest | 57 pm (fluorine) | distribution | van der Waals radius | median | 153 pm | highest | 170 pm (carbon) | lowest | 147 pm (fluorine) | distribution | (electronic ground state properties)

universe abundance | median | 0.3 mass% | highest | 1 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 4×10^-5 mass% (fluorine) | distribution | solar abundance | median | 0.2 mass% | highest | 0.9 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 5×10^-5 mass% (fluorine) | distribution | meteorite abundance | median | 0.82 mass% | highest | 40 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.0087 mass% (fluorine) crust abundance | median | 0.12 mass% | highest | 46 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.002 mass% (nitrogen) ocean abundance | median | 0.0015 mass% | highest | 86 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 5×10^-5 mass% (nitrogen) human abundance | median | 13 mass% | highest | 61 mass% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.0037 mass% (fluorine) | distribution | universe molar abundance | median | 0.03 mol% | highest | 0.08 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 3×10^-6 mol% (fluorine) | distribution | solar molar abundance | median | 0.019 mol% | highest | 0.07 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 3×10^-6 mol% (fluorine) | distribution | meteorite molar abundance | median | 0.97 mol% | highest | 48 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.0097 mol% (fluorine) ocean molar abundance | median | 7.2×10^-4 mol% | highest | 33 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 2.2×10^-5 mol% (nitrogen) crust molar abundance | median | 0.18 mol% | highest | 60 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.0029 mol% (nitrogen) human molar abundance | median | 6.6 mol% | highest | 24 mol% (oxygen) | lowest | 0.0012 mol% (fluorine) | distribution |