The following questions will require you to conduct your own research. Choose any that interest you. Write your answers in your notebook, or create a poster or presentation.

Topic 1

What are allotropes? Give examples of allotropes of carbon. Describe their different physical properties and how they are formed.

Topic 2

Choose an element and write a brief historical account of its discovery.

Topic 3

Choose an element and describe its main method of extraction and purification. Discuss whether it occurs naturally as an element or as part of a compound.

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