Carbon Atoms Can Be Found in a Variety of Elemental

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Essay

Carbon atoms can be found in a variety of elemental forms. At sufficiently high temperature, carbon is an atomic gas. At room temperature, both tetrahedral networks in diamond and trigonal planar networks in graphite can be found. Trigonal planar networks of carbon atoms are also found in Buckminsterfullerene (C₆₀). How does the standard entropy of these forms vary per mole of carbon?

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Definitions:

Homogenization

The process of making things uniform or similar, often used in cultural contexts to describe the reduction of cultural diversity through the dominance of particular cultural norms.

Local Differences

Variations or disparities that occur within regions, communities, or populations, often influenced by cultural, environmental, or socioeconomic factors.

Economic Domination

A situation where a particular country, corporation, or individual exerts a significant level of control over economic resources and markets.

Imperialism

Is the economic domination of one country by another.