Question 1 Report
(a) Name two allotropes of carbon
(b) Name two products of the destructive distillation of coal and state one use of each.
(a) Two allotropes of carbon
Allotropes are different forms of the same element existing in the same physical state but with different crystalline structures.
(Buckminsterfullerene, C60, is also acceptable.)
(b) Products of the destructive distillation of coal and one use of each
Destructive distillation of coal is the heating of coal to a high temperature in the absence of air. It yields the following:
Any two products with their matching uses are acceptable.
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