Question 6

What are allotropes of carbon?

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Allotrope: An element, in different forms, having different physical properties but similar chemical properties is known as allotropes of that element. Carbon has three well-known allotropes which are graphite, diamond and buck-minster fullerene.

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Which of the following is\are not allotropes of carbon?

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(a) What is meant by allotrope? Which are the allotropes of carbon?

(b) How is carbon dioxide gas produced in the laboratory?

(d) How is charcoal made?

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