Question

What is the standard state of carbon? Justify your answer. for one marks ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Although graphite and diamond are both forms of elemental carbon, graphite is slightly more stable at 1 atm pressure and 25°C than diamond is. Given enough time, diamond will revert to graphite under these conditions. Hence graphite is the standard state of carbon.

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Answer 2

The standard state of carbon is graphite.

• The form of an element which is thermodynamically most stable, is known as the standard state of that element.
• Similarly, graphite is thermodynamically most stable form of the carbon.
• Now there's a debate about the thermodynamically most stable form of carbon, wether it is graphite or diamond.
• Diamond is surely physically stronger than graphite, but diamond has sp³ hybridization. On the other hand, graphite has sp² hybridization and free electrons as well. The free electrons of the graphite causes delocalisation and this makes graphite thermodynamically more stable than diamond.