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Allotropes of carbon

An allotrope is two or more

exsisting forms of an element

Three main allotropes

Diamond

Graphite

Buckminsterfullerene

Amorphous carbon

Diamond is the

-hardest substance in nature

-used in drilling,cutting accurate watches and jewellery

-many different types like carbonado

Graphite

-also known as plumbago

-soft and flaky

-slippery structure

-Used as a lubricant and electrodes

Lead

Graphite mixed with clay

Soft pencils contain more graphite

Lead with more graphite is darker

Buckminsterfullence

Also known as buckyballs

Discovered in 1985

Made by heating graphite in helium

until it vaporizes.It is left to cool and condense

Buckminsterfullenece

Is 100 times stronger than steel

1/6 the weight of steel

Under study for potential medicinal use

Amorphours carbon

Coal and soot are informal

names for amphours carbon

Acknowledgements

Ursbone science ecyclopydia

Wikipedia

The end

Reflections

After researching about this topic

I have learnt more about carbon as

an element and what an allotrope

is.I have also found out that diamonds

are actually just made out of carbon

yet they are so expensive.That is

very interesting

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