Allotropes Of Carbin Flashcards
1
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What is an allotropes
A
They are forms of the same element with different structures e.g. graphite and diamonds
2
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Graphite properties
A
Opaque Soft Grey/ black Layers conductor 3 bonds
3
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Diamond properties
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Transparent Hard Shiny Crystalline Insulator 4 bonds
4
Q
Graphite and diamond properties
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Covalent bonds
Carbons
High melting & boiling point
Giant
5
Q
Fullerene properties
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Conducts electricity
60 carbons in sphere
Traps molecules inside ( kills cancer )
6
Q
Graphene properties
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Really think layers of graphite
200x stronger than steel
Brilliant conductor
Computers
