December 22, 2024
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Many chemical elements occur in different physical forms called allotropes. For years carbon was thought to have two allotropes, graphite and diamond. Then, in the mid-1980s, a third appeared on the scene in the shape of a tiny sphere containing 60 carbon atoms. The new allotrope was named… Read More

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