If a chemical element can exist in two or more different forms, the forms are known as allotropes of the element, and this type of behavior is called allotropy
Example
There are the four main allotropes of carbon
1. Diamond
2.Graphite
3. Lonsdaleite,
4. Buckminsterfullerene or buckyball C60
If a chemical element can exist in two or more different forms, the forms are known as allotropes of the element, and this type of behavior is called allotropy
Example
There are the four main allotropes of carbon
1. Diamond
2.Graphite
3. Lonsdaleite,
4. Buckminsterfullerene or buckyball C60