A linear polyatomic ion containing three atoms of this element has a negative four charge and is only found bonded with lithium and magnesium.
A linear polyatomic ion containing three atoms of this element has a negative four charge and is only found bonded with lithium and magnesium. In stars, three alpha particles undergo a fusion reaction to produce this element in the triple alpha process, and it is used with nitrogen and oxygen to convert hydrogen to (*) helium. The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for work with one-atom thick planar sheets of this element. Sixty atoms of this element are bonded together in a buckminsterfullerene, and its other allotropes include diamonds and graphite. For 10 points, identify this element, symbolized C, which is present in all organic compounds.
A linear polyatomic ion containing three atoms of this element has a negative four charge and is only found bonded with lithium and magnesium.
{Carbon} [accept {C} before mentioned]