The Three Allotropes of Carbon Are Graphite, the Fullerenes, and ______________

question 63

Short Answer

The three allotropes of carbon are graphite, the fullerenes, and ______________.

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Definitions:

Mass Spectrum

A graph or data that shows the distribution of ions by mass and abundance, used in mass spectrometry to determine the chemical composition of a sample.

Alkoxymercuration

A chemical reaction process involving the addition of an alkoxy group to an alkene in the presence of mercury compounds.

Demercuration

A chemical process that involves the removal of mercury from an organic compound.

Alkene

Hydrocarbons with at least a single carbon-carbon double bond, unsaturated in nature, adhering to the formula CnH2n.