CARBON

Carbon is First Discovered by Egyptians and Sumerians in (3750 BCE). Carbon is taken from Latin word :  carbo "coal". Where It also comes from the French charbon, meaning "charcoal". Carbon is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6 and with the atomic mass 12.
Carbon belongs to  organic chemistry , and it have almost  10 million carbon compounds. 

Carbon is a Non-metal and It is a major component in very large masses of carbonate rock (limestone, dolomite, marble ). Coal is the largest  source of mineral carbon, accounting for 4,000 gigatonnes or 80% of fossil carbon fuel. And All known life on Earth is made from Carbon.
Carbon is commanly found in three forms called allotropes: diamond, graphite and fullerenes.
Carbon is the fourth most common element in the sun. Carbon is important to the human body and other living things , and it is the second most common element in the human body, at 23% of all body weight.