Chemistry
Answer
Allotropy — It is the existence of an element in
- more than one physical form
- having different physical properties
- but the same graded chemical properties.
It is the result of difference in atomic arrangement in the crystal structure of the element. Hence they differ in physical properties but are forms of the same element carbon, and hence have similar chemical properties.
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