What is the oxidation states of carbon in diamond and graphite?

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The oxidation state of all the atoms of different elements in their ground state or elementary state and in allotropic form is taken as zero. Diamond and graphite are the allotropes of carbon in its elemental state so they have zero oxidation state.

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