(a) What is diamond? Of what substance is diamond made?
(b) Describe the structure of diamond. Draw a simple diagram to show the arrangement of carbon atoms in diamond.
(c) Explain why, diamond has a high melting point.
(d) State any two uses of diamond.
Answers
Explanation:
a)Diamonds are completely made up of carbon substance so that they created as carbon atoms under a highest temperature and pressure; they bond with one another to start growing crystals
b)The structure of diamond forms four single bonds in which each and every carbon shares electrons with other four carbon atoms and it has a electronic arrangement of 2,4
c)Each carbon atom is bonded covalently to other four carbon atoms so that the diamond possess a covalent structure and has a numerous number of covalent bonds and bonds between them are comparatively strong thats why the diamond having highest melting point
d)Diamond are comparatively strong so they can be used in polishing and drilling
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