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GK QUESTION#3245

Identify a substance that is NOT an allotrope of carbon.

  1. ADiamond
  2. BGraphite
  3. CBuckminsterfullerene
  4. DPhosphorusCorrect answer
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D. Phosphorus

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Diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene are different structural forms of carbon. Phosphorus is a different chemical element and therefore cannot be an allotrope of carbon. Allotropy concerns structural forms of the same element.

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