I tried looking it up online, but it barely helped!
2007-09-17 13:21:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Allotropes are different "compounds" of a single element. Examples are oxygen and ozone, O2 and O3, white and red phosphorus, carbon as coal, shale or diamond, red and yellow sulfur.
2007-09-17 13:27:35 · answer #1 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allotropes are different forms of elements. They are the same chemically, but the atoms bond in different ways to create different physical properties.
A good example is carbon. One of its allotropes is diamond, which is extremely hard, or graphite, which is relatively soft.
2007-09-17 13:28:43 · answer #2 · answered by darkhydra21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an allotrope is a form of an element in the same physical state of the element.for example,diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon because they are other forms of carbon plus they are usually in the solid state like carbon.
2007-09-17 13:28:13 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋