- more
different forms, in the same
physical state,
known as
allotropes of the elements.
Allotropes are
different structural modifications of an element: the...
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Carbon is
capable of
forming many
allotropes (structurally
different forms of the same element) due to its
valency (tetravalent). Well-known
forms of carbon...
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There are
several known allotropes of oxygen. The most
familiar is
molecular oxygen (O2),
present at
significant levels in Earth's
atmosphere and also...
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phosphorus can
exist in
several allotropes, the most
common of
which are
white and red solids.
Solid violet and
black allotropes are also known.
Gaseous phosphorus...
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publishes the
Allotrope Foundation Ontology (AFO)
which is a
controlled vocabulary to
structure data, the
Allotrope Data
Models (ADM) and the
Allotrope Data Format...
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sulfur exists as many
allotropes. In
number of
allotropes,
sulfur is
second only to carbon. In
addition to the
allotropes, each
allotrope often exists in polymorphs...
- Austenite, also
known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic
allotrope of iron or a
solid solution of iron with an
alloying element. In plain-carbon...
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Octaazacubane is a
hypothetical explosive allotrope of
nitrogen with
formula N8,
whose molecules have
eight atoms arranged into a cube. (By comparison...
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White phosphorus,
yellow phosphorus, or
simply tetraphosphorus (P4) is an
allotrope of phosphorus. It is a
translucent waxy
solid that
quickly yellows in...
- bond
together in
diverse ways,
resulting in
various allotropes of carbon. Well-known
allotropes include graphite, diamond,
amorphous carbon, and fullerenes...
