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ALLOTROPES OF CARBON

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the most hardest

a)

Diamond

b)

1.5 TRILLION!!

c)

fullerene

d)

graphite

2.

Tick the statement(s) that are true about Amorphous Carbon.

a)

Amorphous carbon can be used to extinguish fires

b)

Amorphous carbon is also known as coal

c)

Amorphous carbon are products of pyrolysis

d)

Amorphous carbon does not have a crystalline structure

3.

Write the full name of Bucky Balls

(a)  

4.

Which has a every carbon atom covalently bonded to three others?

a)

graphite

b)

diamond

c)

fullerene

d)

graphene

5.

Which statement(s) below about graphite is correct? Tick all that apply.

a)

Graphite is soluble in water

b)

It has a low melting point

c)

Graphite has strong covalent bonds

d)

Graphite is opaque

6.

Define the term allotropes

a)

Atoms with same proton number but different number of neutrons

b)

Atoms with same proton number but different mass number

c)

Atoms in different arrangement but same structure

d)

Atoms in different arrangement and different structural form

7.
Which is used in pencils ?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
none of these
8.
Which has the formula C60?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
none of these
9.
Which is extremely hard?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
none of these
10.
What kind of bonding does atoms in graphite has?
a)
Covalent bonding with all atoms
b)
Each carbon, bonded covalently to 3 other carbon atoms in a 3D lattice
c)
Each carbon, bonded covalently to 4 other carbon atoms.
d)
Each carbon, bonded covalently to 3 other carbon atom in 2D held by intermolecular
11.

Graphite is soft because

a)

it has strong covalent bonds

b)

its layers can slide over one another due to weak forces between the layers

c)

it has weak van der Waals forces between layers

d)

it is used as a lubricant

12.
What structure is shown in the diagram?
a)
Diamond
b)
Graphite
c)
fullerene
13.
Which statement is a true comparison of diamonds and graphite?
a)
diamonds are extremely hard and colorless where as graphite is a very soft gray substance. 
b)
diamonds are extremely soft and colorless where as graphite is a very hard gray substance.
c)
Diamonds are made only from carbon where as graphite is a carbon compound containing metal electrons
14.

Which has a 3D tetrahedral structure?

a)

graphite

b)

diamond

c)

fullerene

d)

none of these

15.
What structure is shown in the diagram?
a)
Diamond
b)
Graphite
c)
fullerene
16.
Which of the following is true about C60 ?
a)
Each carbon bonded covalently to 3 other carbon atoms in a hexagonal ball like structure
b)
Each carbon bonded covelently to 4 other carbon atoms in layers
c)
a giant lattice structure
d)
pentagonal in shape
17.
What structure is shown in the diagram?
a)
Diamond
b)
Graphite
18.
Which consists of carbon atoms?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
all of these
19.

Why can diamond not conduct electricity and heat?

a)

because each carbon is bonded to 3 others

b)

because it has a sea of delocalised electrons around it

c)

because all electrons are bonded in strong covalent bonds

d)

because atoms form weakly attracted layers

20.
Which has a free delocalized electron between layers that gives rise to electrical conductivity ?
a)
graphite
b)
diamond
c)
fullerene
d)
none of these