Question

Write a note on the allotropy of carbon.

Answer 1

Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes due to its valency. Well-known forms of carbon include diamond and graphite. In recent decades many more allotropes are forms of carbon 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 SACADA database.