Question

i) What is allotropy. Classify the allotropes of carbon.

ii) Why does carbon form compounds mainly by covalent bonding.​

Answer 1

Answer:

a

Explanation:

allotropes of carbon are graphite and diamond.

they are nano tubes, fullerene and nano buds.it only forms covalent bond as it shares its bonds only with the valence electrons. it does not have the ability to lose all its bonds at a time

Answer 2

Answer:

Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes (structurally different forms of the same element) due to its valency. Well-known forms of carbon include diamond and graphite. In recent decades, many more allotropes have been discovered and researched including ball shapes such as buckminsterfullerene and sheets such as graphene. Larger scale structures of carbon include nanotubes, nanobuds and nanoribbons. Other unusual forms of carbon exist at very high temperatures or extreme pressures. Around 500 hypothetical 3-periodic allotropes of carbon are known at the present time, according to the Samara Carbon Allotrope Database

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