Difference between diamond and graphite? What causes these differences?
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In diamond, the carbon atoms have solid bonds in three measurements, makings it hard. In graphite the bonds create in level layers with carbon atoms having solid bonds on the very same layer with weaker layers above as well as below that makes this graphite weak
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Diamond is hard due to strong covalent bonds present in it. In a Graphite, carbon atoms are bounded together in a flat layers by an strong covalent bonds in a regular haxagon. These layers are held together by much wealer van der Wall's forces, therefore the crystals of graphite soft and slippery.
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