To identify 4 Carbon Allotropes and how they differ in:
-use
-chemical structure
-how they are formed
Carbon allotropes are a good way to begin to understand the earth's processes for creating different rocks and minerals. Carbon allotropes highlight different chemical structures of the carbon atom, and each has it's own uses.
Watch from min 18 to 32
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/making-stuff-stronger.html
Source: pbs
graphite http://elearning.stkc.go.th/lms/html/earth_science/LOcanada2/207/1_en.htm
coal geology www.ncsec.org
Diamond atom http://www.hull.ac.uk/chemistry/intro_inorganic/Diamond.htm
Coal structure image http://www.ems.psu.edu/~radovic/coal_structure.html
Carbon atom
http://ffden2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2010.web.dir/andy_chamberlain/firstpage.html
Graphite atomic structure http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/G/graphite.html