Question

Name two crystalline and four amorphous allotropes of carbon.

Answer 1

Allotropes - The existence of elements in more than one physical form that are having different physical properties but the same chemical properties are called allotropes and property is known as allotropy.

• Allotropy occurs due to different atomic structures.
• Crystalline allotropes of carbon that have a definite structure and shape. These are -

1. Diamond
2. Graphite
3. Fullerene

• Amorphous allotropes of carbon are that do not have a definite structure and shape. These are -

1. Coal
2. Coke
3. Lampblack
4. Wood charcoal