write the difference between diamond and graphite
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Explanation:
In a dimond, each carbon atom is covalently bounded to four other carbon atoms along four corners of regular tetrahedron. ... Diamond is hard due to strong covalent bonds present in it. In a Graphite, carbon atoms are bounded together in a flat layers by an strong covalent bonds in a regular haxagon.
The difference between diamond and carbon is given below.
Diamond Graphite
It has crystalline nature
It has layered structure
Each C is sp
3
hybridzed and forms 4 covalent bonds with neighboring C atoms.
Each C atom is sp
2
hybridized and forms 3 sigma bonds with 3 other C atoms. Fourth electron forms pi bond.
The geometry is tetrahedral.
The geometry is planar
C-C bond length is 154 pm
C-C bond length is 141.5 pm
It has rigid covalent boning which is difficult to break.
It is soft. Its layers can be separated easily.
It is an electrical insulator.
It is good conductor of electricity.
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