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Charcoal is -


A

Crystalline carbon

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B

Amorphous carbon

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C

both of these

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D

None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B

Amorphous carbon


Explanation for correct option-B:

  • Charcoal is obtained by the the burning of wood, bones and cellulose,in the presence of insufficient air.
  • There is random arrangement of atoms in amorphous form of carbon. In amorphous form of carbon, carbon atoms arranged randomly.

Explanation for incorrect option-A:

Charcoal is not crystalline because is random arrangement and short range order of atoms in charcoal.

Explanation for incorrect option-C:

Charcoal is only amorphous not can be both( crystalline as well as amorphous).

Explanation for incorrect option D:

Charcoal is amorphous as explained above.

Concluding statement: Charcoal is amorphous not crystalline in nature.


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