Allotropy (Gr. allos, other, and tropos, manner) or allotropism's a behavior exhibited by certain chemical elements: these elements can exist in two or more different forms, known as allotropes of that element. In each allotrope, the element's atoms are bonded together in a different manner. Allotropes are different structural modifications of an element. Allotropes shouldn't be confused with isomers, which are chemical compounds that share the same molecular formula but have different structura… (
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