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Allotropes of carbon are different structural forms of the element carbon. The most common allotropes of carbon are graphite, diamond, and fullerene. Graphite is a soft, black solid with a layered structure. Diamond is a hard, transparent solid with a cubic structure. Fullerene is a spherical molecule composed of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice.