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Are diamonds metallic bonds

Updated: 9/17/2023
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NO!!!

Diamonds are an allotrope of carbon.

Each carbon atom forms four covalent bonds with four adjacent carbon atoms. The result is the ADAMANTINE structure ( Very similar to a pyramid).

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Diamonds are not metallic. Diamonds are an allotrope of carbon.

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