WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALLOTROPY AND ALLOTROPE ?
- Property of an element by virtue of which it exists in two or more forms which differ only in their physical properties is known as allotropy. Allotropes are the different physical forms in which the element can exist. For example, the allotropes of carbon are diamond, graphite, fullerene; the allotropes of sulphur are rhombic sulphur and monoclinic sulphur. Phosphorus has three major allotropes - red phosphorus, white phosphorus and black phosphorus ( others like scarlet phosphorus, violet phosphorus are also known).
Allotropes are different physical forms of the same element. For eg diamond, graphite, fullerene are the allotropes of carbon.
sulphur has two major allotropes - monoclinic and rhombic sulphur.
phosphorus- white phosphorus, red phosphorus, scarlet phosphorus, violet phosphorus, black phosphorus, diphosphorus.