What are the allotropes of carbon?
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Aug 15, 2017
Refer to the explanation.
Explanation:
Allotropes are different forms of the same element. Fullerenes and diamond are both composed of carbon atoms.
The following diagram represents eight allotropes of carbon.
a) Diamond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond
b) Graphite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite
c) Lonsdaleite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonsdaleite
d)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene
e)
f)
g) Amorphous carbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphous_carbon
h) Carbon nanotube https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_nanotube
