Question

State the allotropes of carbon.

Answer 1

We have eight allotropes of carbon: a) Diamond, b)Graphite, c) Lonsdaleite, d) $C_{60}$ (Buckminsterfullerene or buckyball), e) $C_{540}$, f) $C_{70}$, g) Amorphous carbon, and h) single-walled carbon nanotube or buckytube.