Name the element whose allotropic form is Graphite.

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The property of an element to exist in more than one form is called Allotropy.
Some chemical elements exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state.
These different forms are called the Allotropic form or Allotropes.
Diamond and graphite are two allotropes of Carbon.
Graphite is the allotropic form of Carbon.

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