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Allotrope vs Chaolite - What's the difference?

allotrope | chaolite |

In chemistry terms the difference between allotrope and chaolite

is that allotrope is any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element while chaolite is an allotrope of carbon (an extended polyyne) believed to form in meteorite impacts.

allotrope

English

(wikipedia allotrope)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any form of an element that has a distinctly different molecular structure to another form of the same element.
  • * Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen, normally O2
  • * Note: Different structural forms of a compound are isomers.

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    chaolite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) An allotrope of carbon (an extended polyyne) believed to form in meteorite impacts.