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Identify a substance that is NOT an allotrope of carbon.

  1. A
    Diamond
  2. B
    Graphite
  3. C
    Buckminsterfullerene
  4. D
    Phosphorus

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Allotropy is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms in the same physical state.
* Diamond, Graphite, and Buckminsterfullerene () are well-known crystalline allotropes of carbon.
* Phosphorus is a completely distinct chemical element (Atomic Number , Symbol ) belonging to the nitrogen family. It has its own allotropes, such as white, red, and black phosphorus, and is not an allotrope of carbon.

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Identify a substance that is NOT an allotrope of carbon.
A
Diamond
B
Graphite
C
Buckminsterfullerene
D
Phosphorus

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