An alletrope is a pure element in a ❌ physical form.
There are many alletropes of carbon.
Diamond is one of them. It has a ❌ structure where each carbon atom forms ❌ covalent bonds. This makes it very ❌ and a non-conductor. Diamond is ❌ and is good for ❌ .
Graphite (and graphene, which is just ❌ of graphite) is different. It has a hexagonal ring structure that forms ❌ covalent bonds. This leaves one free electron per carbon atom, making graphite and graphene very good conductors of electricty and a very good insulator.
The layers of graphene in graphite are held together very ❌ , which means the layers can slide over each other easily. Graphite is ❌ and opaque with a high melting point, whereas graphene is just ❌ thick, transparent and light.
Graphite and graphene are used in pencils and graphene is often used in computer microchips.
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