Preferred Label : allotropic transition;
IUPAC definition : A transition of a pure element, at a defined temperature and pressure, from one crystal
structure to another which contains the same atoms but which has different properties.
Examples: The transition of graphite to diamond, that of body-centred-cubic iron to
face-centred-cubic iron, and the transition of orthorhombic sulfur to monoclinic sulfur.;
Origin ID : A00244;
See also
A transition of a pure element, at a defined temperature and pressure, from one crystal
structure to another which contains the same atoms but which has different properties.
Examples: The transition of graphite to diamond, that of body-centred-cubic iron to
face-centred-cubic iron, and the transition of orthorhombic sulfur to monoclinic sulfur.
