Name the allotrope of carbon which has a hexagonal arrangement of atoms.
A
Graphite
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B
Diamond
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C
Coke
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D
Coal
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Solution
The correct option is A
Graphite
In graphite molecule, each carbon atom is linked with three neighbouring carbon atoms forming a flat hexagonal arrangement of atoms.
These hexagonal groups of carbon atoms are arranged like layers of sheet piled one on the top of other.