Chemistry, asked by amprtha, 1 year ago

diamond is the hardest known substance give reason

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Answered by Anonymous

because the intermolecular force between the atoms of diamond is very much. it's atoms are closely packed

joker8: because the the diamond has the long chain of carbon and it is impossible to get much energy to break diamond

Answered by simran108

Diamond is very hard. The hardness of diamond is due to the structure of its carbon atoms. In diamond each carbon atom is bonded to four other carbon atoms which forms giant, three dimensional structure. Due to its giant structure diamond cannot easily heated up. Because giant covalent compound has many atom joined together by covalent bonds. To break all these bonds lot heat energy is required .The melting point of diamond is nearly 36000C

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