Differentiate between amorphous and crystalline forms of carbon.

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Carbon shows allotropic properties and exists in two allotropic forms; crystalline and amorphous. However both differ from each other on various grounds.
Crystalline form
Amorphous form
Crystalline forms are having a definite molecular structure. The carbon atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern providing a definite geometry to them Amorphous forms are not having a definite molecular structure instead they have randomly arranged molecules without any fixed geometry.
Examples of crystalline form of carbon are; Diamond, Graphite and Fullerenes. Examples of amorphous forms are; Coke, charcoal, lampblack etc.

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Crystalline form	Amorphous form
Crystalline forms are having a definite molecular structure. The carbon atoms are arranged in a regular repeating pattern providing a definite geometry to them	Amorphous forms are not having a definite molecular structure instead they have randomly arranged molecules without any fixed geometry.
Examples of crystalline form of carbon are; Diamond, Graphite and Fullerenes.	Examples of amorphous forms are; Coke, charcoal, lampblack etc.