NDA 2022 Chemistry question

ChemistryThe p-Block ElementsNDA 2022

Which one of the following allotropes of carbon is isomorphous with crystalline silicon?

Answer: (B)

Solution

In crystalline silicon each atom is covalently bonded to four others at the corners of a tetrahedron, giving the diamond cubic structure. Diamond

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