To provide carbon black which improves the electrical conductivity and flowability of a resin composition. Carbon black characterized by having the following characteristics: ·24M4DBP absorption: At least 130 cm 3 /100 g ·(1,500°C × 30 min) dehydrogenation amount: At most 1.2 mg/g ·Crystallite size Lc: From 10 to 17Å More preferably, it has the following characteristics: ·Nitrogen adsorption specific surface area: from 150 to 300 m 2 /g ·Average particle diameter: from 14 to 24 nm ·CTAB adsorption specific surface area: from 120 to 220 m 2 /g ·DBP absorption: from 150 to 400 cm 3 /100 g ·Oxygen-containing functional group density: at most 3 µmol/m 2
