What are allotropes? Name any two allotropic forms of carbon. Give one use of it.

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The term allotrope refers to one or more physical forms of a chemical element that occurs in the same physical state. Allotropes may show differences in chemical and physical properties. Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius proposed the concept of allotropy in 1841. The word “allotropy” comes from the Greek word allotropia, which means changeableness.

Graphite and Diamond are two allotropic forms of carbon.

Graphite is used in making electrodes and diamonds are used in jewellery.

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