Diamond, Graphite, and Graphene are well-known allotropes of carbon with different crystal structures and physical properties. For example, diamond is very hard with a tetrahedral structure, graphite is soft with a layered structure, and graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice. Coal, however, is a naturally occurring fossil fuel composed primarily of carbon but also containing varying amounts of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and other elements, as well as mineral matter. It is a complex mixture, not a pure element existing in a specific crystalline or amorphous form.
Which one of the following is not an allotrope of carbon?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2016 · School Lecturer (School Edu.) 2018 2 2018 · Topic: Carbon and Its Various Forms (Diamond: Structure, properties, and uses)
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