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Discussion Forum : General Science - Elements and Metals (Q.No. 23)
23.
Among the various allotropes of carbon,
coke is the hardest, graphite is the softest
diamond is the hardest, coke is the softest
diamond is the hardest, graphite is the softest
diamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest
Answer: Option
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Bibek gahatraj said:   8 years ago
Lamp back is softer than graphite. So answer is option D.

Bobby said:   7 years ago
It is Because of intermolecular bonding.

Elue above said:   7 years ago
No, lampblack is the softest its formed by burning lamp it produces the deposit of carbon which is in amorphous form like powder.

Cheenu said:   7 years ago
Lamp black is the softest.

Beny said:   6 years ago
Which means coke?

Saptarshi Khandait said:   5 years ago
Diamond is hardest and Lamp black is softest.

Ravikumar Gowda said:   4 years ago
The right one is Diamond hardest but softest is lamp black.

Barsha said:   3 years ago
As per my knowledge, Lampblack should be the softest one. How is graphite is the softest here? Somebody explain, please.

Deepak said:   3 years ago
Lamp black is amorphous so it has no structure.

Aniij said:   2 years ago
Diamond is made of graphite, Lamp black is made up of the lamp.
It's obvious that lampblack is softer than graphite.
Hope it helps.


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