The giant structure involve an enormous number of atoms.
it is a simple structure
Diamond is no longer the hardest known substance. Several new compounds have beaten it. -------------------------------------- Because only another diamond can scratch another diamond. Also they use diamond made drills. My daddy told me that. But it is the hardest. My friend Joshua told me that about the only thing that scratch it. I thought the pavement was the hardest. From Marlon
Carbon and Silicon.
Diamond
Elisabetta Dami is the author of the book The Giant Diamond Robbery
Calcium Chloride is a giant structure
Magnesium Bromide has a giant structure
yes a diamond is classified as a covalent crystal
Silicon (like carbon) can form covalent bonds, it forms a giant molecule with the diamond structure. Silicon dioxide is also a giant structure with polar covalent bonds. Silica reacts with basic oxides to form silicates- and these are generally giant structures, polar covalent bonds again, that form a very large proportion of the minerals in the earths crust.
giant
The giant structure involve an enormous number of atoms.
The type of covalent bond in a diamond is a 'giant covalent' bond in a crystalline structure. Actually, I think it's called a covalent network solid. I don't think chemists and physicists would like to use a layman's term like "giant".
it is a simple structure
it is a simple structure
it is a simple structure
Diamonds are made up of many carbon atoms joined together to form a 'giant structure', so it is not a molecule, therefore it doesn't have a molecular name