Question

Name the crystalline and noncrystalline allotropes of carbon.

Answer 1

• In crystalline form, the carbon atoms are arranged in a systematic manner. Diamond, graphite, and fullerenes are crystalline forms of carbon.
• In amorphous form, the carbon atoms are not arranged in any systematic manner, i.e., they are arranged haphazardly. Coal, charcoal, lamp black, and coke are noncrystalline or amorphous forms of carbon.