- Allotropes are different structural forms of the same element in the same physical state. - The list includes potential substances related to carbon. We need to identify which ones are allotropes of carbon. - (a) Carbon halides: These are compounds formed between carbon and halogen atoms (e.g., CCl₄). They are not allotropes of carbon. (False) - (b) Diamond: A well-known crystalline allotrope of carbon. (True) - (c) Fullerenes: A class of allotropes of carbon, including buckyballs. (True) - (d) Graphite: A common layered crystalline allotrope of carbon. (True) - (e) Chaoite: A rare mineral allotrope of carbon found in shocked graphite. (True)
The allotropes of carbon are: (a) Carbon halides (b) Diamond (c) Fullerenes (d) Graphite (e) Chaoite
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2014 · Topic: Carbon and Its Various Forms (Diamond: Structure, properties, and uses)
More Chemistry questions
- In a diamond, each carbon atom is surrounded by other carbon atoms.
- Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is isomorphous with crystalline silicon?
- The elemental composition of diamond is
- Diamond is a polymorph of graphite. Both contain carbon atoms, but they have extremely different properties because of the condition in which they are formed. Diamond is obtained after applying
- Diamond and graphite are allotropes of
- The substance which is hardest in nature is
- Diamonds are measured in Carats. One carat is equal to
- Which of the following is not a allotrope of carbon ?
