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what is allotropes???? define allotropes of carbon.​

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Answered by AJAYMAHICH
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Explanation:

THE VARIOUS PHYSICAL FORMS IN WHICH AN ELEMENT CAN EXIST ARE CALLED ALLOTROPES OF THE ELEMENT.

THE CARBON EXIST IN THREE SOLID FORMS CALLED ALLOTROPES .THEY ARE -

DIAMOND

GRAPHITE.

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Answered by MrThakur14Dec2002
6

ANSWER.......

ALLOTROPES

Allotropes are different structural modifications of an element; the atoms of the element are bonded together in a different manner.

ALLOTROPES OF CARBON

diamond, where the carbon atoms are bonded together in a four-cornered lattice arrangement;

graphite, where the carbon atoms are bonded together in sheets of a six-sided lattice;

graphene, single sheets of graphite; and

fullerenes, where the carbon atoms are bonded together in spheres, cylinders or egg-shaped formations.

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