Question

Name the three crystalline allotropes of carbon.

Answer 1

Allotropes:

• Allotropes are different physical forms in which an element can exist. So at the same temperature and pressure, they can exist in different forms.
• $\mathrm{Carbon}\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$ has these 3 crystalline allotropes: Diamond, Graphite and Fullerene.
• All these three forms exist as a crystal, not molecules.