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Allotropes of Carbon

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The property of an element, existing in various physical forms is called:

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allotropy

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entropy

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isomerism

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catenation

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Solution

The correct option is B allotropy
The phenomenon of existence of an element is two or more forms which has different physical properties and identical chemical properties is called as allotropies.
Ex; $C$ has two main allotropic forms :
(i) Diamond (ii) Graphite

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