Question

What is allotropy?
Give three allotropes of carbon
Give two examples of other elements which show allotropy and name their allotropes

Answer 1

Answer:

Allotropes may display very different chemical and physical properties.

Explanation:

Three main allotropes of carbon are graphite, diamond, and buckminsterfullerene. Allotropes of phosphorus display different colors, such as red, yellow, and white.

Answer 2

Answer:

Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of the elements.

There are more than three allotropes of carbon. These include diamond, graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and carbon nanobuds. Each carbon atom in a diamond is covalently bonded to four other carbons in a three-dimensional array.