Question

What are the different physical forms in which an element can exist called?
1. Alkane
2. Alloy
3. Amine
4. Allotropes

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Allotropes

The correct answer is Allotropes.

• Some chemical elements have the properties to exist in two or more different forms in the same physical state.

• These properties are known as allotropes of the elements.
• Due to the Allotropes property of an element, different structural modifications of an element, the atoms of the element are bonded together in a different manner having different properties.
• For example allotropes of carbon include diamond, graphite, graphene, and fullerenes.
• Due to this property, different structural forms of the same element can exhibit quite different physical properties and chemical behaviours.