Structure of Diamond
himanshu7068:
A diamond is a transparent crystal of tetrahedrally bonded carbon atoms in a covalent network lattice (sp3) that crystallizes into the diamond lattice which is a variation of the face-centered cubicstructure
Answers
Answered by
8
In diamond, each carbon atom is bonded for four other carbon atoms. The central carbon atom is bonded to four carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a tetrahedon. The other carbon atoms in turn r slso tetrahedrally bonded to four carbon atoms each.
This kind of bonding results in the formation of a gaint molecule in which carbon atoms are packed closely. The fact that the carbon atoms are so closely packed in diamond accounts for its high density and hardness. The strong bonding between the atoms gives diamond its high melting point.
|Hop€__it__Help$| :-!!
Answered by
2
Answer:
In diamond, each carbon atom is bonded for four other carbon atoms. The central carbon atom is bonded to four carbon atoms placed at the vertices of a tetrahedon. The other carbon atoms in turn r slso tetrahedrally bonded to four carbon atoms each.
This kind of bonding results in the formation of a gaint molecule in which carbon atoms are packed closely. The fact that the carbon atoms are so closely packed in diamond accounts for its high density and hardness. The strong bonding between the atoms gives diamond its high melting point.
|Hop€__it__Help$| :-!!
Similar questions