Science, asked by adiprajapati2004, 2 months ago

what is the reason diamond hardened and graphite is smooth and soft? while both are allotropes of carbon.

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Answered by jamesjoshy0011

Answer:3D figure and hexoganal array

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Answered by bhavyagarwal2007

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Diamond and graphite both only have carbons and have covalent bonding involved. ... Graphite is soft because it has weak inter molecular forces between its layers. Diamond is hard due to its giant covalent lattice and it has many strong covalent bonds.

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