Question

What are the types of covalent bond's those Link carbon atoms in diamond and graphite ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Graphite

..Each carbon atom forms three covalent bonds with other carbon atoms.

..The carbon atoms form layers of hexagonal rings.

..There are no covalent bonds between the layers.

..There is one non-bonded - or delocalised - electron from each atom.

Diamond

Structure and bonding

Diamond is a giant covalent structure in which:

each carbon atom is joined to four other carbon atoms by strong covalent bonds

the carbon atoms form a regular tetrahedral network structure

there are no free electrons

Answer 2

Answer:

covalent bonds

each carbon atom forms three covalent bonds with other carbon atoms.

the carbon atoms form layers of hexagonal rings.

there are no covalent bonds between the layers.

there is one non-bonded - or delocalised - electron from each atom.

Carbon has an electronic arrangement of 2,4. In diamond, each carbon shares electrons with four other carbon atoms - forming four single bonds. In the diagram some carbon atoms only seem to be forming two bonds (or even one bond), but that's not really the case.