what are allotrophs of carbon
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Diamond, graphite and fullerenes (substances that include nanotubes and 'buckyballs' , such as buckminsterfullerene) are three allotropes of pure carbon.
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Allotropes are the various forms of an element.
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Allotropes of carbon are the different forms of carbon having different physical properties but the same chemical properties.
The various allotropes of carbon are graphite, diamond, and buckminsterfullerene.
Diamond and graphite both occur in solid states, graphite is very soft while diamond is the hardest known substance on the earth.
In Diamond, carbon atoms are arranged tetrahedrally and in Graphite the carbon atoms are arranged in sheets and are joined with 3 carbon atoms with covalent bonds.
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