Chemistry, asked by rishavkarmakar921, 1 year ago

Explain why diamond is hard while graphite is soft

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Answered by AmeyJogale

Because in diamond the atoms of carbon are closely packed( intermolecular space is less) while in graphite atoms of carbon are loosely packed( intermolecular space is more)

Answered by suman88593

the molecular structure is different

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