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Graphite is made of Carbon atoms.
Each carbon atom is bonded to 3 others in layers. The layers look like interlocking hexagons.
In between the layers are delocalised electrons that are mobile.
The delocalised electrons are why graphite can conduct electricity and the layers can be rubbed off which is why they work as pencils.
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∙ 14y agoGraphite is made up of carbon atoms in a (semi-flat) 6 ring structure. These rings interconnect to form a type of 'honeycomb' sheets. The bonds within the rings are very strong but not as strong between these sheets and can (usually) easily be separated, much like in pencil graphite.
Graphite is pure carbon in rings, dimonds are pure carbon in tetrahedral crystals. Both are made with covalent bonds.
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∙ 12y agoGraphite forms 3 covalent bonds and is arranged in layers which can slide over each other easily
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∙ 9y agoThe crystal structure of graphite is hexagonal dihexagonal. Graphite is made almost entirely of carbon, and is often used in pencil making.
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∙ 15y agoHexagonal planar array. Or arranged in sheets of hexagons like a honeycomb with one sheet stacked on another.
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∙ 11y agoGraphene is an allotrope of carbon. Its structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice.
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∙ 14y agoit has got football structure
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How are diamonds and graphites different and the same?
Different is only the arrangement of atoms in diamond or graphite. Diamond and graphite are allotropic forms of carbon.
Why can carbon substances have have very different properties?
That is because Carbon Atoms are formed in different ways!Depending on the arrangement of the carbon atoms, they form different things. For example, carbon can form: Diamond, graphite and coal. They are all made from carbon, but have different arrangement of carbon atoms.
How can a fullerene be made into a nanotube?
Fullerenes are a form of carbon molecule that is neither graphite nor diamond. They consist of a spherical, ellipsoid, or cylindrical arrangement of dozens of carbon atoms.
How is graphite different from other allotrope's of carbon?
The carbon atoms in graphite are arranged in widely spaced layers.
Different forms of the same element?
Allotropes-different forms of the same element ex. diamond and graphite for carbon different arrangement of the atoms Actually it is diamond, charcoal, and GRAPHITE... Not carbon
Are carbon and graphite same material?
Yes. Graphite is an allotrope of carbon. Allotropes are composed of the same element but the arrangement differs. Diamond and fullerenes are also allotropes of carbon. Allotropes of carbon differ in the arrangement of the carbon atoms. The structure of graphite enables it to be used in pencils (the "lead") and as a lubricant, but the arrangement of carbon in diamond makes it the hardest substance known on the earth.
How are diamonds and graphites different and the same?
Different is only the arrangement of atoms in diamond or graphite. Diamond and graphite are allotropic forms of carbon.
Why can carbon substances have have very different properties?
That is because Carbon Atoms are formed in different ways!Depending on the arrangement of the carbon atoms, they form different things. For example, carbon can form: Diamond, graphite and coal. They are all made from carbon, but have different arrangement of carbon atoms.
How can diamond and graphite both be carbon?
This is because the carbon atoms are arranged differently in diamond and graphite. In a diamond, the carbon atoms are in a three dimensional crystal lattice structure. In graphite, the carbon atoms are arranged in a two dimensional sheet.
How can a fullerene be made into a nanotube?
Fullerenes are a form of carbon molecule that is neither graphite nor diamond. They consist of a spherical, ellipsoid, or cylindrical arrangement of dozens of carbon atoms.
Are atoms in diamonds harder than those of graphite?
Diamonds are a crystallized form of carbon. While its atoms are no harder than any other carbon atoms, the arrangement of those atoms makes diamonds the hardest natural substance known to mankind.
A carbon molecule that has a different arrangement of atoms is known as a?
Is known as an Isomer.====Answer 2An isomer is a variation of a compound with a different chemical structure.Carbon, by itself, of course is an element and not a compound. Thus I believe that this is known as an allotrope of carbon and not an isomer. Graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon as the arrangement of the atoms differs.
Is graphene going to be put on the periodic table?
Yes Graphite is a MINERAL!!!!
What is a carbon made in a pencil?
Pencils are made by graphite. It is a form of carbon. Graphite has sp2 hybridized carbon atoms.
Why is diamond purest form of carbon?
It's not both graphite graphene and dimond are pure forms of carbon. Dimond is just has a different arrangement of atoms that make is very hard and transparent.
What type of atoms are in pencils?
graphite (carbon)
How is graphite different from other allotrope's of carbon?
The carbon atoms in graphite are arranged in widely spaced layers.
