Definition: The term allotrope refers to one or more forms of an elementary substance.
Examples:
Graphite and diamond are both allotropes of carbon. O2 and ozone, O3, are allotropes of oxygen.
Allotrope Definition - Chemistry Glossary Definition of Allotrope
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