Question

Charcoal is -

• A. Crystalline carbon
• B. Amorphous carbon
• C. both of these
• D. None of these

Answer 1

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.