Carbon is an element in Group IV(Group 4)of the Periodic table .

It has Cloze (1): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDE1JXUwMDFiJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA0JXUwMDBhJXUwMDQzJXUwMDRlJXUwMDFiJXUw MDE4JXUwMDBmJXUwMDA3JXUwMDE3 of 6 and electronic Cloze (2): JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDAxJXUwMDA4JXUwMDBmJXUwMDBlJXUwMDEyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDEzJXUw MDE1JXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAx 2:4 and thus has four valence electrons(tetravalent).

It does not easily ionize but forms strong Cloze (3): JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDE5JXUwMDE3JXUwMDBkJXUwMDA5JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFh bonds with other elements including itself.

Carbon occur widely and naturally as a black solid

It is Cloze (4): JXUwMDMxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDFkJXUwMDFjJXUwMDAzJXUwMDE5JXUwMDE3JXUwMDBlJXUwMDA5 in water but soluble in carbon disulphide and organic solvents.

It is a poor Cloze (5): JXUwMDNkJXUwMDA5JXUwMDA5JXUwMDA2JXUwMDE3JXUwMDA2JXUwMDFiJXUwMDBhJXUwMDAyJXUw MDBk and thermal conductor.

Carbon burns in excess air/Oxygen with a Cloze (6): JXUwMDNhJXUwMDBlJXUwMDE5JXUwMDEw non-sooty/non-smoky flame forming Carbon (IV) oxide gas. Carbon burns in Cloze (7): JXUwMDM0JXUwMDA1JXUwMDA0JXUwMDA0JXUwMDFkJXUwMDExJXUwMDAx air with a blue non-sooty/non-smoky flame forming Carbon (II) oxide gas.

Carbon is a reducing agent.

 For ages it has been used for Cloze (8): JXUwMDJhJXUwMDE3JXUwMDAxJXUwMDExJXUwMDE2JXUwMDBhJXUwMDA3JXUwMDA5 metal oxide ores to metal, itself oxidized to carbon(IV)oxide gas.

 Carbon reduces Cloze (9): JXUwMDNhJXUwMDBlJXUwMDBkJXUwMDAyJXUwMDA4 copper(II)oxide to brown copper metal