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Allotropy

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Allotropy or allotropism is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, in the same physical state, known as allotropes of these elements. [1]

82 relations: Allotropes of boron, Allotropes of carbon, Allotropes of iron, Allotropes of oxygen, Allotropes of phosphorus, Allotropes of plutonium, Allotropes of sulfur, Americium, Amorphous carbon, Amorphous silicon, Amorphous solid, Antimony, Arsenic, Atom, Austenite, Avogadro's law, Berkelium, Buckminsterfullerene, Californium, Carbon nanotube, Catenation, Celsius, Chemical bond, Chemical compound, Chemical element, Close-packing of equal spheres, Cobalt, Coordination number, Cubic crystal system, Curie temperature, Diamond, Diamond cubic, Diphosphorus, Explosive antimony, Ferromagnetism, Fullerene, Gas, Germanium, Graphene, Graphite, Hexaferrum, Hexagonal crystal family, Hexagonal lattice, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Iron, Isomer, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Linear acetylenic carbon, Liquid, Lonsdaleite, ..., Metal, Metastability, Monoclinic crystal system, Oxidation state, Oxygen, Ozone, Paramagnetism, Phase transition, Phosphorus, Photochemistry, Polonium, Polymer, Polymorphism (materials science), Pressure, Q-carbon, Selenium, Semiconductor, Silicon, Solid, Solid oxygen, Stanene, State of matter, Superdense carbon allotropes, Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Tellurium, Temperature, Tetrahedron, Tetraoxygen, Tin, Tin pest, Weizmann Institute of Science, Wilhelm Ostwald. Expand index (32 more) »

Allotropes of boron

Boron can be prepared in several crystalline and amorphous forms.

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Allotropes of carbon

Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes due to its valency.

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Allotropes of iron

Iron represents perhaps the best-known example for allotropy in a metal.

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Allotropes of oxygen

There are several known allotropes of oxygen.

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Allotropes of phosphorus

Elemental phosphorus can exist in several allotropes, the most common of which are white and red solids.

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Allotropes of plutonium

Plutonium occurs in a variety of allotropes, even at ambient pressure.

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Allotropes of sulfur

The element sulfur exists as many allotropes.

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Americium

Americium is a synthetic chemical element with symbol Am and atomic number 95.

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Amorphous carbon

Amorphous carbon is free, reactive carbon that does not have any crystalline structure (also called diamond-like carbon).

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Amorphous silicon

Amorphous silicon (a-Si) is the non-crystalline form of silicon used for solar cells and thin-film transistors in LCDs.

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Amorphous solid

In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous (from the Greek a, without, morphé, shape, form) or non-crystalline solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal.

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Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb (from stibium) and atomic number 51.

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Arsenic

Arsenic is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33.

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Atom

An atom is the smallest constituent unit of ordinary matter that has the properties of a chemical element.

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Austenite

Austenite, also known as gamma-phase iron (γ-Fe), is a metallic, non-magnetic allotrope of iron or a solid solution of iron, with an alloying element.

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Avogadro's law

Avogadro's law (sometimes referred to as Avogadro's hypothesis or Avogadro's principle) is an experimental gas law relating the volume of a gas to the amount of substance of gas present.

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Berkelium

Berkelium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with symbol Bk and atomic number 97.

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Buckminsterfullerene

Buckminsterfullerene is a type of fullerene with the formula C60.

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Californium

Californium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Cf and atomic number 98.

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Carbon nanotube

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure.

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Catenation

In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.

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Celsius

The Celsius scale, previously known as the centigrade scale, is a temperature scale used by the International System of Units (SI).

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Chemical bond

A chemical bond is a lasting attraction between atoms, ions or molecules that enables the formation of chemical compounds.

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Chemical compound

A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) composed of atoms from more than one element held together by chemical bonds.

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Chemical element

A chemical element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (that is, the same atomic number, or Z).

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Close-packing of equal spheres

In geometry, close-packing of equal spheres is a dense arrangement of congruent spheres in an infinite, regular arrangement (or lattice).

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Cobalt

Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27.

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Coordination number

In chemistry, crystallography, and materials science the coordination number, also called ligancy, of a central atom in a molecule or crystal is the number of atoms, molecules or ions bonded to it.

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Cubic crystal system

In crystallography, the cubic (or isometric) crystal system is a crystal system where the unit cell is in the shape of a cube.

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Curie temperature

In physics and materials science, the Curie temperature (TC), or Curie point, is the temperature above which certain materials lose their permanent magnetic properties, to be replaced by induced magnetism.

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Diamond

Diamond is a solid form of carbon with a diamond cubic crystal structure.

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Diamond cubic

The diamond cubic crystal structure is a repeating pattern of 8 atoms that certain materials may adopt as they solidify.

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Diphosphorus

Diphosphorus is an inorganic chemical with the chemical formula.

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Explosive antimony

Explosive antimony is an allotrope of the chemical element antimony that is so sensitive to shocks that it explodes when scratched or subjected to sudden heating.

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Ferromagnetism

Ferromagnetism is the basic mechanism by which certain materials (such as iron) form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets.

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Fullerene

A fullerene is a molecule of carbon in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, tube, and many other shapes.

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Gas

Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and plasma).

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32.

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Graphene

Graphene is a semi-metal with a small overlap between the valence and the conduction bands (zero bandgap material).

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Graphite

Graphite, archaically referred to as plumbago, is a crystalline allotrope of carbon, a semimetal, a native element mineral, and a form of coal.

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Hexaferrum

Hexaferrum and epsilon iron (ε-Fe) are synonyms for the hexagonal close-packed (HCP) phase of iron that is stable only at extremely high pressure.

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Hexagonal crystal family

In crystallography, the hexagonal crystal family is one of the 6 crystal families, which includes 2 crystal systems (hexagonal and trigonal) and 2 lattice systems (hexagonal and rhombohedral).

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Hexagonal lattice

The hexagonal lattice or triangular lattice is one of the five 2D lattice types.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations that represents chemists in individual countries.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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Isomer

An isomer (from Greek ἰσομερής, isomerès; isos.

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Jöns Jacob Berzelius

Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848), named by himself and contemporary society as Jacob Berzelius, was a Swedish chemist.

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Linear acetylenic carbon

Linear acetylenic carbon (LAC), also called carbyne, is an allotrope of carbon that has the chemical structure (−C≡C−)n as a repeating chain, with alternating single and triple bonds.

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Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a (nearly) constant volume independent of pressure.

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Lonsdaleite

Lonsdaleite (named in honour of Kathleen Lonsdale), also called hexagonal diamond in reference to the crystal structure, is an allotrope of carbon with a hexagonal lattice.

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Metal

A metal (from Greek μέταλλον métallon, "mine, quarry, metal") is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard when in solid state, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.

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Metastability

In physics, metastability is a stable state of a dynamical system other than the system's state of least energy.

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Monoclinic crystal system

In crystallography, the monoclinic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems.

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Oxidation state

The oxidation state, sometimes referred to as oxidation number, describes degree of oxidation (loss of electrons) of an atom in a chemical compound.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Ozone

Ozone, or trioxygen, is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula.

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Paramagnetism

Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism whereby certain materials are weakly attracted by an externally applied magnetic field, and form internal, induced magnetic fields in the direction of the applied magnetic field.

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Phase transition

The term phase transition (or phase change) is most commonly used to describe transitions between solid, liquid and gaseous states of matter, and, in rare cases, plasma.

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Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15.

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Photochemistry

Photochemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of light.

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Polonium

Polonium is a chemical element with symbol Po and atomic number 84.

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Polymer

A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.

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Polymorphism (materials science)

In materials science, polymorphism is the ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure.

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Pressure

Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed.

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Q-carbon

Q-carbon is an allotrope of carbon, discovered in 2015, that is ferromagnetic, electrically conductive, and glows when exposed to low levels of energy.

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Selenium

Selenium is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor – such as copper, gold etc.

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Silicon

Silicon is a chemical element with symbol Si and atomic number 14.

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Solid

Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas, and plasma).

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Solid oxygen

Solid oxygen forms at normal atmospheric pressure at a temperature below 54.36 K (−218.79 °C, −361.82 °F).

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Stanene

Stanene is a 2D material and a 2D topological insulator.

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State of matter

In physics, a state of matter is one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist.

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Superdense carbon allotropes

Superdense carbon allotropes are proposed configurations of carbon atoms that result in a stable material with a higher density than diamond.

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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy or surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a surface-sensitive technique that enhances Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on rough metal surfaces or by nanostructures such as plasmonic-magnetic silica nanotubes.

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Tellurium

Tellurium is a chemical element with symbol Te and atomic number 52.

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Temperature

Temperature is a physical quantity expressing hot and cold.

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Tetrahedron

In geometry, a tetrahedron (plural: tetrahedra or tetrahedrons), also known as a triangular pyramid, is a polyhedron composed of four triangular faces, six straight edges, and four vertex corners.

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Tetraoxygen

The tetraoxygen molecule (O4), also called oxozone, was first predicted in 1924 by Gilbert N. Lewis, who proposed it as an explanation for the failure of liquid oxygen to obey Curie's law.

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Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from stannum) and atomic number 50.

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Tin pest

Tin pest is an autocatalytic, allotropic transformation of the element tin, which causes deterioration of tin objects at low temperatures.

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Weizmann Institute of Science

The Weizmann Institute of Science (מכון ויצמן למדע Machon Weizmann LeMada) is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel.

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Wilhelm Ostwald

Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (2 September 1853 – 4 April 1932) was a German chemist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropy

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