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Allotropes of Carbon

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The phenomenon by which an element exists in two or more different crystalline or amorphous forms is called ___.

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The phenomenon by which an element exists in two or more different crystalline or amorphous forms is called allotropy. The different forms are called allotropic forms or allotropes of the given element.

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