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Diamond, graphite, and fullerenes are famous solid allotropes of which chemical element?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Silicon
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Sulfur
  4. Carbon

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Carbon

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) Carbon šŸ“š Explanation: Allotropes are different physical forms in which a single chemical element can exist. Carbon is highly famous for its extremely diverse allotropes due to its unique valency. While diamond is an incredibly hard, transparent three-dimensional crystal lattice, graphite is a soft, slippery, black substance consisting of two-dimensional hexagonal sheets.