GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

GENERAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called
A
isotopes
B
allotropes
C
isomers
D
isomorphs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Diamond and Graphite are allotropes of carbon. They consist of carbon atom atoms but they have different physical properties. They are polymorphs having the same chemistry but the crystalline structures are different.

Detailed explanation-2: -The allotropes are carbon atoms are graphite and diamond. Both the allotropes of carbon are present in the same physical state that is in solid form. In graphite, carbon atoms are joined together in a hexagonal lattice and in diamond, the carbon atom is joined together in a tetrahedral lattice structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -When an element exists in more than one crystalline form, those forms are called allotropes; the two most common allotropes of carbon are diamond and graphite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.

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