what is allotropes of carbon? give example!
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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. ... Larger scale structures of carbon include nanotubes, nanobuds and nanoribbons.
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When an element exists in more than one crystalline form, those forms are called allotropes; the two most common allotropes of carbon are diamond and graphite. ... Every carbon atom is covalently bonded at the four corners of the tetrahedron to four other carbon atoms.
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