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Q: How do you know when an element has multiple allotropes?
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Is water an allotrope?

No water is not an allotrope and it can not have allotropes because it is not an element.


Allotropes have different what?

Allotropes are versions of the same element or compound with a different molecular structure.


What is the same element but a different form of the atom?

They are known as allotropes, for example, the allotropes of carbon are graphite and diamond.


Diamond and graphite are allotropes of what element?

Carbon.


What element's allotropes are based upon their colors?

Phophorus, whose allotropes are red phosphorus, white phosphorus , black phosphorus, violet phosphorus


What element has 3 substances?

An element is a pure substance it can not be 3 different substances. However some elements can arrange themselves to look like completely different substances. These variations are called "Allotropes" of the element. The element Sulfur forms 30 solid allotropes, more than any other element. The next element to commonly form allotropes is the element Carbon, which forms - Soot (amorphous carbon), Graphite, Diamond, Buckminsterfullerene, Lonsdaleite, Graphine, and Carbon nanotubes.


What are the different forms o fan element in the same physical state but with different structures and properties called?

In that case, scientists talk about different "allotropes". For example, graphite and diamond are different varieties of carbon - the same atoms, in a different arrangement.


One of its allotropes is ozone?

The element of oxygen has ozone as one of its allotropes. Another is diatomic oxygen, which is the more common version; less common allotropes include a four-atom configuration and an eight-atom configuration.


Which element has the most number of allotropes?

Carbon has many allotropes. The system of carbon allotropes spans an astounding range. Source: Wikipedia


Could a mixture be made up of only elements no compounds?

Only if the element forms allotropes, such as diamond and graphite, which are both allotropes of carbon but can be separated by density.


Why is graphite considered as an element?

Graphite is one of the numerous allotropes of the element carbon. For allotropes of carbon please visit the link located underneath the answer.


What are the different forms of an element in the same physical state but different structures and properties?

Allotropes