Question - Mass, Density and Volume

I need some info. A single atom of Carbon has a Mass, Density and Volume at room temperature. How do these change when that Atom is moved to a temperature of -253c. Example; If the Mass, Density and Volume were each arbitrarily given the value of 1 at room temperature - what {if any} would be the % of change when that Atom is moved to -253c?

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  • Ramani Aswath
    Ramani Aswath
    A single atom does not have a density as defined for bulk matter.
  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    What about Volume?
  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    Does it have Volume and if so does that change?
  • Ramani Aswath
    Ramani Aswath
    This may help:
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  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    Thank you.
  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    A.V.Ramani
    This may help:
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    Thank you. I didn't see a reference to temperature in the equations. Does that mean that an atom of Carbon has the exact same volume at -253c as it does at room temperature? The reason for asking is that if the volume is lower at -253c then more of them can be held in a smaller space. If they can be contained within that space and brought up to room temperature then the product would have a higher density. Thanks again, Lance
  • Ramani Aswath
    Ramani Aswath
    The volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion for diamond is about 0.000003 which means that at -253degC it will contract to (1 - 0.000760) times the volume at 0 degC.
  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    It sounds like the volume of a single Carbon atom at room temperature is the same whether it is in the form of a lump of coal or in a Diamond. and it is also the same at -253c.
  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    The volume of a single carbon atom is the same whether it is in a Diamond or piece of coal?
  • Ramani Aswath
    Ramani Aswath
    Coal is a mix of various things, not just carbon.
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    This gives specific info on the various carbon allotropes:
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  • Lance Michael Farrar
    Lance Michael Farrar
    Thank you for your input.

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