| Quantity | Value | Units | Value | Units |
| Atomic number | 6 | |||
| Atomic mass | 12.0107(8) | g mole-1 | ||
| Density | 2.21 | g cm-3 | ||
| Mean excitation energy | 78.0 | eV | ||
| Minimum ionization | 1.742 | MeV g-1cm2 | 3.850 | MeV cm-1 |
| Nuclear collision length | 59.2 | g cm-2 | 26.79 | cm |
| Nuclear interaction length | 85.8 | g cm-2 | 38.83 | cm |
| Pion collision length | 86.5 | g cm-2 | 39.12 | cm |
| Pion interaction length | 117.8 | g cm-2 | 53.30 | cm |
| Radiation length | 42.70 | g cm-2 | 19.32 | cm |
| Critical energy | 81.74 | MeV (for e-) | 79.51 | MeV (for e+) |
| Molière radius | 11.08 | g cm-2 | 5.012 | cm |
| Plasma energy |
30.28 | eV | ||
| Muon critical energy | 1057. | GeV | ||
| Sublimination temperature (@ 1 atm) | 4098. | K | 3825. | C |