How would you describe the bonding in graphite?

Answer 1

graphite is an allotrope of pure carbon (basically meaning it is made of carbon but arranged in a different way creating different characteristics). Each carbon is bonded to three other carbon atoms covalently in layers. you may be asking now... but carbon has room for 4 extra electrons, what happens to the extra one?. a good question, this electron for each carbon atom becomes delocalised and exists in between the layers of carbons bonded to carbons. this makes graphite a good conductor of electricity due to these delocalised elctrons.

Answer 2

In graphite, each carbon atom is bonded to three other carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice structure. These bonds are strong within the plane of the graphite sheet, creating a layered structure with weak van der Waals forces between the layers. This results in properties such as high electrical conductivity and lubricity.

Answer 3

the bonds between atoms in different layers are very weak, so the layers slide past one another easily.

Answer 4

decribe the bonding in graphite

Answer 5

covalent