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Description: This illustration depicts eight of the allotropes (different molecular configurations) that pure carbon can take: a) Diamond b) Graphite c) Lonsdaleite d) C60 (Buckminsterfullerene) e) C540 (see Fullerene) f) C70 (see Fullerene) g) Amorphous carbon h) single-walled carbon nanotube
Title: Eight Allotropes of Carbon
Credit: Created by Michael Ströck (mstroeck)
Author: Created by Michael Ströck (mstroeck)
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