Question

The nature of chemical bonding in graphite is
a) covalent
b) Ionic
c) co-ordinate
d) metallic

Answer 1

Hey Kuldeep,

◆ Answer -

The nature of chemical bonding in graphite is covalent.

◆ Explanation -

• Graphite is allotrope of carbon which is soft, black and brittle solid.
• Graphite shows covalent bonds between adjacent C-atoms with sp2 hybridization.
• Graphite is a good electrical conductor and is used in lead pencils, cell electrodes, etc.

Hope this helped you. Thanks for asking..

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer option is a) covalent.

Explanation:

The nature of chemical bonding present in graphite is covalent.

Graphite has a layered structure where two dimensional planes of carbon atoms area arranged in such a manner which forms a three-dimensional solid.

Each of the carbon atom uses 3 of its electrons to form simple bonds with its surrounding neighbors.