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Wood Charcoal is an allotrope of _____________(a) carbon(b) silicon(c) nitrogen(d) germaniumThis question was addressed to me in final exam.My doubt stems from p-Block Elements in division p-Block Elements of Chemistry – Class 11

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Right answer is (a) carbon

To elaborate: WOOD CHARCOAL is obtained by heating wood strongly in the absence of air. When HEATED with steam, it becomes more activated and it is USED to remove coloring matters and audio odouiferous gases. It is an allotrope of carbon which is in AMORPHOUS form.



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