allotrope
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- noun
- /əˈlɑːtroʊp/
- Specialized
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alótropo
- Since Raman spectroscopy is highly sensitive to the disorders present in the microstructure of the test materials, it is widely used to explore the microstructure of carbon allotropes.
Examples
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The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon.
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And that that is just one example of a new allotrope of carbon that was discovered in in recent years.
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Being an allotrope or exhibiting allotropy means existing in multiple forms or states.
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One of the allotropes of carbon is named carbon nanotube.
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Thus, with the advancement in technology, small allotropes like carbon nanotubes can do a
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Carbon nanotube varies from all other allotropes because of its distinct length-to-diameter ratio.
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Unlike diamond (another carbon allotrope), graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal, and can be used for
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A diamond is an allotrope of carbon, which has a distinct physical structure compared to graphite.
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Graphite and diamond are both allotropes of carbon, but they differ greatly in their properties.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allotrope comes from Greek parts allo- meaning 'other' and -trope meaning 'way' or 'turn', so it literally means 'other way'. So an allotrope is a different form of the same element, like diamond and graphite for carbon.