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padding:2px;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png/220px-Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png/330px-Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png/440px-Sodium-oxide-unit-cell-3D-balls-B.png 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="1100" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Names </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_nomenclature" title="Chemical nomenclature">IUPAC name</a> <div style="max-width:22em; word-wrap:break-word; padding-left:1.7em;">Beryllium carbide</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;">Other names <div style="max-width:22em; word-wrap:break-word; padding-left:1.7em;">Beryllium methanide</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Identifiers </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/CAS_Registry_Number" title="CAS Registry Number">CAS Number</a></div> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="commonchemistry.cas.org"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=506-66-1">506-66-1</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">3D model (<a href="/wiki/JSmol" class="mw-redirect" title="JSmol">JSmol</a>)</div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="chemapps.stolaf.edu (3D interactive model)"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jmol.php?model=%5BBe%5D%3DC%3D%5BBe%5D">Interactive image</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ChemSpider" title="ChemSpider">ChemSpider</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="www.chemspider.com"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.61480.html">61480</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/ECHA_InfoCard" class="mw-redirect" title="ECHA InfoCard"><span title="echa.europa.eu">ECHA InfoCard</span></a> </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://echa.europa.eu/substance-information/-/substanceinfo/100.007.319">100.007.319</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411605#P2566" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/European_Community_number" title="European Community number"><span title="European Community number (chemical identifier)">EC Number</span></a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>208-050-7</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/PubChem" title="PubChem">PubChem</a> <abbr title="Compound ID">CID</abbr></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/68173">68173</a></span></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Unique_Ingredient_Identifier" title="Unique Ingredient Identifier">UNII</a> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span title="precision.fda.gov"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/srs/unii/F5D2F26ONX">F5D2F26ONX</a></span><sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; 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font-weight: bold; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="/wiki/International_Chemical_Identifier" title="International Chemical Identifier">InChI</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.5em; text-align:left;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">InChI=1S/C.2Be<sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></div><div style="word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">Key: UQVOJETYKFAIRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N<sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span></sup></div></div></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold; text-align:left; font-weight:normal;"><div><a href="/wiki/Simplified_molecular-input_line-entry_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Simplified molecular-input line-entry system">SMILES</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; word-break:break-all;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><div style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; padding:0.2em 0 0.2em 1.6em; word-wrap:break-word; text-indent:-1.5em; text-align:left; font-size:97%; line-height:120%;">[Be]=C=[Be]</div></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Properties </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">Chemical formula</a></div> </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1123817410">.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em}</style><span class="chemf nowrap">Be<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>C</span>  </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Molar_mass" title="Molar mass">Molar mass</a> </td> <td><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="7001300350000000000♠"></span>30.035</span> g·mol<sup>−1</sup>   </td></tr> <tr> <td>Appearance </td> <td>Yellow to red crystals </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Odor" title="Odor">Odor</a> </td> <td>odorless </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">Density</a> </td> <td>1.90 g/cm<sup>3</sup> (at 15 °C) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Melting_point" title="Melting point">Melting point</a> </td> <td>2,100 °C (3,810 °F; 2,370 K) (decomposes) </td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Aqueous_solution" title="Aqueous solution">Solubility in water</a></div> </td> <td>decomposes </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Structure </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Crystal_structure" title="Crystal structure">Crystal structure</a></div> </td> <td>cubic </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Hazards </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background-color:#eaeaea;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/National_Institute_for_Occupational_Safety_and_Health" title="National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health"><b>NIOSH</b></a> (US health exposure limits): </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Permissible_exposure_limit" title="Permissible exposure limit">PEL</a> (Permissible)</div> </td> <td>TWA 0.002 mg/m<sup>3</sup><br />C 0.005 mg/m<sup>3</sup> (30 minutes), with a maximum peak of 0.025 mg/m<sup>3</sup> (as Be)<sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Recommended_exposure_limit" title="Recommended exposure limit">REL</a> (Recommended)</div> </td> <td>Ca C 0.0005 mg/m<sup>3</sup> (as Be)<sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left:1em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/IDLH" class="mw-redirect" title="IDLH">IDLH</a> (Immediate danger)</div> </td> <td>Ca [4 mg/m<sup>3</sup> (as Be)]<sup id="cite_ref-PGCH_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PGCH-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background: #f8eaba;color:inherit; text-align: center;">Related compounds </th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Related compounds</div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boron_carbide" title="Boron carbide">Boron carbide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_carbide" title="Aluminium carbide">Aluminium carbide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_carbide" title="Silicon carbide">Silicon carbide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" title="Carbon dioxide">Carbon dioxide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_diselenide" title="Carbon diselenide">Carbon diselenide</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Carbon_disulfide" title="Carbon disulfide">Carbon disulfide</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left; background:#f8eaba; color:inherit; border:1px solid #a2a9b1;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their <a href="/wiki/Standard_state" title="Standard state">standard state</a> (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).</div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em;"><div style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/12px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/18px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/24px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <span class="reflink plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ComparePages&rev1=486406637&page2=Beryllium+carbide">verify</a></span> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Chemicals/Chembox_validation" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemicals/Chembox validation">what is</a> <sup><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/7px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/11px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/14px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/7px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/11px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/14px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span></sup> ?) </div></div> <div style="margin-top: 0.3em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Chemical_infobox#References" title="Wikipedia:Chemical infobox">Infobox references</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Chemical compound</div> <p><b>Beryllium carbide</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Chemical_compound" title="Chemical compound">chemical compound</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Chemical_formula" title="Chemical formula">chemical formula</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Beryllium" title="Beryllium">Be</a><sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub><a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">C</a></span>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Metal" title="Metal">metal</a> <a href="/wiki/Carbide" title="Carbide">carbide</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similar to <a href="/wiki/Diamond" title="Diamond">diamond</a>, it is a very hard compound. It is used in nuclear reactors as a core material. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preparation">Preparation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beryllium_carbide&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Preparation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beryllium carbide is prepared by heating the elements <a href="/wiki/Beryllium" title="Beryllium">beryllium</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">carbon</a> at elevated temperatures (above 950°C). It also may be prepared by reduction of <a href="/wiki/Beryllium_oxide" title="Beryllium oxide">beryllium oxide</a> with carbon at a temperature above 1,500°C: </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap">2 BeO + 3 C → Be<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>C + 2 CO</span></dd></dl> <p>Beryllium carbide decomposes very slowly in water and forms methane gas: </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap">Be<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>C + 2 H<sub class="template-chem2-sub">2</sub>O → 2 BeO + CH<sub class="template-chem2-sub">4</sub></span></dd></dl> <p>The rate of decomposition is faster in mineral acids with evolution of <a href="/wiki/Methane" title="Methane">methane</a>. </p> <dl><dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap">Be<sub 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title="Beryllium nitrate">Be(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_beryllium_acetate" title="Basic beryllium acetate">Be<sub>4</sub>O(C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)<sub>6</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_oxalate" title="Beryllium oxalate">BeC<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_oxide" title="Beryllium oxide">BeO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_hydroxide" title="Beryllium hydroxide">Be(OH)<sub>2</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_sulfide" title="Beryllium sulfide">BeS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_sulfate" title="Beryllium sulfate">BeSO<sub>4</sub></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_telluride" title="Beryllium telluride">BeTe</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Be<sub>2</sub>C</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_chromate" title="Beryllium chromate">BeCrO<sub>4</sub></a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryllium_nitride" title="Beryllium 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title="Carbohydride">+H</a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="11" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="5"> </td> <td>He </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetralithiomethane" title="Tetralithiomethane">Li<sub>4</sub>C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lithium_carbide" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithium carbide">Li<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Be<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boron_carbide" title="Boron carbide">B<sub>4</sub>C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Boron_carbides" title="Boron carbides"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1123817410" /><span class="chemf nowrap">B<sub class="template-chem2-sub"><i>n</i></sub>C<sub class="template-chem2-sub"><i>m</i></sub></span></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boride_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boride carbide (page does not exist)">+B</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Dicarbon" class="mw-redirect" title="Dicarbon">C<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbide" title="Carbide">C<sup>4−</sup></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyanide" title="Cyanide">CN<sup>−</sup></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cyanogen" title="Cyanogen">(CN)<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_nitride&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carbide nitride (page does not exist)">+N</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_monoxide" title="Carbon monoxide">CO</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide" title="Carbon dioxide">CO<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Tricarbon_dioxide" class="mw-redirect" title="Tricarbon dioxide">C<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_monofluoride" title="Carbon monofluoride">CF</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbon_tetrafluoride" title="Carbon tetrafluoride">CF<sub>4</sub></a> </td> <td>Ne </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Sodium_acetylide" class="mw-redirect" title="Sodium acetylide">Na<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Magnesium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Magnesium carbide (page does not exist)">Mg<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aluminium_carbide" title="Aluminium carbide">Al<sub>4</sub>C<sub>3</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silicon_carbide" title="Silicon carbide">SiC</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Silicide_carbide" title="Silicide carbide">+Si</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phosphide_carbide" title="Phosphide carbide">+P</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_disulfide" title="Carbon disulfide">CS<sub>2</sub></a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carbide_sulfide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carbide sulfide (page does not exist)">+S</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_tetrachloride" title="Carbon tetrachloride">CCl<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbide_chloride" title="Carbide chloride">+Cl</a> </td> <td>Ar </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Potassium_acetylide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Potassium acetylide (page does not exist)">K<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Calcium(I)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Calcium(I) carbide (page does not exist)">CaC</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Calcium_carbide" title="Calcium carbide">CaC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scandium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scandium carbide (page does not exist)">ScC</a><br />Sc<sub>3</sub>C<sub>4</sub><br />Sc<sub>4</sub>C<sub>3</sub><br />Sc<sub>15</sub>C<sub>19</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Titanium_carbide" title="Titanium carbide">TiC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanadium_carbide" title="Vanadium carbide">VC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chromium(II)_carbide" title="Chromium(II) carbide">Cr<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manganese(II)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manganese(II) carbide (page does not exist)">MnC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iron(II)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iron(II) carbide (page does not exist)">Fe<sub>2</sub>C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cementite" title="Cementite">Fe<sub>3</sub>C</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Edscottite" title="Edscottite">Fe<sub>5</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cobalt_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cobalt carbide (page does not exist)">CoC</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nickel(II)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nickel(II) carbide (page does not exist)">Ni<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Copper(I)_carbide" class="mw-redirect" title="Copper(I) carbide">CuC</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Copper(II)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Copper(II) carbide (page does not exist)">CuC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zinc_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zinc carbide (page does not exist)">Zn<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td>Ga </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germanide_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germanide carbide (page does not exist)">+Ge</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arsenide_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arsenide carbide (page does not exist)">+As</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_diselenide" title="Carbon diselenide">CSe<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carbon_tetrabromide" title="Carbon tetrabromide">CBr<sub>4</sub></a><br /><a href="/wiki/Carbide_bromide" title="Carbide bromide">+Br</a> </td> <td>Kr </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rubidium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rubidium carbide (page does not exist)">Rb<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Strontium_carbide" title="Strontium carbide">SrC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none"> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yttrium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yttrium carbide (page does not exist)">YC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zirconium_carbide" title="Zirconium carbide">ZrC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niobium_carbide" title="Niobium carbide">NbC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum_carbide" title="Molybdenum carbide">MoC<br />Mo<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td>Tc </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ruthenium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ruthenium carbide (page does not exist)">Ru<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhodium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhodium carbide (page 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exist)">Cs<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barium_carbide" title="Barium carbide">BaC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lutetium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lutetium carbide (page does not exist)">LuC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hafnium_carbide" title="Hafnium carbide">HfC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tantalum_carbide" title="Tantalum carbide">TaC</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tantalum(V)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tantalum(V) carbide (page does not exist)">TaC<sub>5</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tungsten_carbide" title="Tungsten carbide">WC</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhenium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhenium carbide (page does not exist)">Re<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Osmium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Osmium carbide (page does not exist)">Os<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Iridium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Iridium carbide (page does not exist)">Ir<sub>2</sub>C</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Platinum_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Platinum carbide (page does not exist)">PtC</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gold(I)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gold(I) carbide (page does not exist)">Au<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mercury(I)_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mercury(I) carbide (page does not exist)">Hg<sub>2</sub>C<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thallium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thallium carbide (page does not exist)">TlC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lead_carbide" title="Lead carbide">?PbC</a> </td> <td>Bi </td> <td>Po </td> <td>At </td> <td>Rn </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td>Fr </td> <td>Ra </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">** </td> <td>Lr </td> <td>Rf </td> <td>Db </td> <td>Sg </td> <td>Bh </td> <td>Hs </td> <td>Mt </td> <td>Ds </td> <td>Rg </td> <td>Cn </td> <td>Nh </td> <td>Fl </td> <td>Mc </td> <td>Lv </td> <td>Ts </td> <td>Og </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none" colspan="20">  </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:mistyrose;color:black;"> <td style="background-color:white;color:inherit;border:none">* </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lanthanum_carbide" title="Lanthanum carbide">LaC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cerium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cerium carbide (page does not exist)">CeC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Praseodymium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Praseodymium carbide (page does not exist)">PrC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neodymium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neodymium carbide (page does not exist)">NdC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Promethium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Promethium carbide (page does not exist)">PmC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samarium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Samarium carbide (page does not exist)">SmC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Europium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Europium carbide (page does not exist)">EuC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gadolinium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gadolinium carbide (page does not exist)">GdC<sub>2</sub></a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Terbium_carbide&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Terbium carbide (page does not 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