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No silicon is an element in the same group as carbon, it has similar chemical properties but it is not carbon.

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Why is there an allotrope of silicon with the same structure as diamond but no allotrope of silicon with the same structure as graphite?

Silicon has an allotrope with a diamond-like structure (beta-silicon or lonsdaleite) due to its ability to form tetrahedral covalent bonds like carbon. However, the lack of an allotrope with a graphite-like structure is because silicon atoms have a larger atomic radius than carbon, making it difficult to form the layered structure found in graphite.


Is a diamond composed of oxygen and silicon?

The diamond is a crystallized, allotrope form of pure carbon.


What allotrope does diamonds use?

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.


Which is the allotrope of carbon discovered in 2010?

The carbon nanofoam is the 5th allotrope of carbon which is found in 1997.but it was confirmed in 2010.


Graphite is an allotrope of what element?

Diamond, graphite and carbon black are the most common allotropes of CARBON


What is an allotrope for carbon?

A diamond.


Is diamond a silicate?

No, diamond is not a silicate. Diamond is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a crystal lattice structure, whereas silicates contain silicon and oxygen atoms in their chemical composition.


What mineral is the hardest substance known and an allotrope of carbon?

Diamond is the hardest mineral currently known and is an allotrope of carbon.


What is a sentence with the word allotrope?

A diamond is an allotrope of carbon


Is quartz an allotrope of carbon?

When an elemnt has more than one form, where the atoms are bonded together differently these forms are called allotrpes. Carbon has a number of allotrpes, the best known are diamond and graphite. Other elements have allotropes such as phosphorus where ther are red phosphorus, white phosphorus black phosphorus and violet phosphorus.


Why is diamond classified as an allotrope of carbon?

It is one of forms of carbon


Why is graphite considered to be an allotrope of carbon?

Because it is an allotrope of carbon. It is a different structural form of the element carbon having a rather flat lattice structure that tends to be in sheets.