Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 02 — Atomic

Carbon

C, atomic number 6. Chemical backbone of all organic molecules. 18% of human body mass. sp³/sp²/sp hybridisation enables the tetrahedral, planar, and linear geometries underlying carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic acid architecture.

Also known as: C, carbon-12, ¹²C, carbon backbone, organic carbon

Scale 02 — AtomicScale
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carbon

Carbon

C, atomic number 6. Chemical backbone of all organic molecules. 18% of human body mass. sp³/sp²/sp hybridisation enables the tetrahedral, planar, and linear geometries underlying carbohydrate, lipid, protein, and nucleic acid architecture.

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IDcarbon
NameCarbon
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-05
Atlas01-human
Scale02-atomic

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