ALLOTROPE


Meaning of ALLOTROPE in English

n.

Any of two or more forms of the same chemical element .

They may have different arrangements of atoms in crystals of the solid

for example, graphite and diamond for carbon

or different numbers of atoms in their molecules

for example, ordinary oxygen (O 2 ) and ozone (O 3 ). Other elements that have allotropes include tin , sulfur , antimony , arsenic , selenium , and phosphorus .

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