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Allotropic carbon:

Organic carbon

graphite

diamond

All are pure carbon, just of different structural forms. In the case of carbon, lattice structural differences in the graphite and diamond forms.

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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.


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.


What are different forms of the same element that have different properties because of different atom arrangements?

Allotropes


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

Allotropes


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 elements are different forms of the same element but with different molecular structures?

Allotropes


What is two or more different molecular forms of the same element in the same physical state?

Allotropes


What is the name for different forms of the same element?

ALLOTROPES are forms of an element where the atoms are arranged in different shapes and so they have different properties. The allotropes of carbon are diamond, graphite and buckyballs. Phosphorus has several allotropes (including white phosphorus and red phosphorus). Sulphur also has several allotropes. An alternative answer to the question is different atoms of the same element that have different atomic masses are called ISOTOPES.


Is water an allotrope?

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


Define allotrophy and names the allotropes of carbon?

Allotrophy is the existence of two or more different physical forms of a chemical element. Soot, Diamond, and Charcoal are all allotropes of carbon.


What are allotropes Give an example How are allotropes different from isotopes?

Allotropes are the different forms of a compound. For example iron has 3 well known allotropes: alpha iron (α) a.k.a. ferrite, gamma iron (γ) a.k.a. austenite, and delta iron (δ). They form depending on temperature and pressure the iron goes to. Another example is diamond and graphite which are both allotropes of carbon.