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Of the following, which is the purest form of carbon?

Correct answer A. Graphite

Explanation

Graphite is a crystalline allotrope of carbon made of almost nothing but carbon atoms in layered sheets, whereas anthracite is a coal containing impurities and lampblack is soot.

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