Q. Thermodynamically the most stable allotrope of carbon :

A
Diamond
B
Graphite
C
Coal
D
Fullerenes
Solution:

At standard temperature and pressure, graphite is the thermodynamically stable form. Thus diamonds do not exist forever. The conversion from diamond to graphite, however, has a very high activation energy and is therefore extremely slow.

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