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Graphite and diamond form a polymorphous mineral series which have identical chemical composition but different structures or shapes. The reason minerals with identical chemical composition can form different structures is due to the physical conditions, in particular temperature and pressure under which they formed.
Graphite has a sheet structure horizontally with weak vertical bonds joining the horizontal sheets. This produces a weak unstable structure. Diamonds on the other hand have a very different structure and form a octahedron structure which is much more compact and denser structure and a much more stable compound which is the result of the extreme pressure during its formation.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoDiamond and graphite both are allotropes of carbon. The carbon atoms in both are bonded
to each other by sharing electrons. Diamond is 100% carbon and graphite is 95-97% carbon.
In diamond each carbon atom is bonded to its four adjacent carbon atoms whereas in
graphite each carbon atom is bonded to its three adjacent carbon atoms.
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∙ 14y agoWell, diamonds and graphite are only made of carbon atoms if that helps.
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∙ 11y agoBoth of these compounds are made out of the same element, carbon. Both of these compounds are composed of covalent bonds. And they have similar boiling points.
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∙ 12y agoDiamond has a greater density than graphite.
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∙ 10y agoOne of them might be denser
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∙ 14y agoDiamond
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What type of bonding is graphite?
Graphite is made of pure carbon atoms. The bond between the C atoms is called a covalent bond.
What type of covalent bonds does graphite have?
single covalent bond between each carbon.
Why does carbon graphite conduct electricity and carbon diamond doesn't?
In graphite which consists of fused hexagons of carbon atoms arranged in sheets there is considerable delocalisation of electrons. In diamond the structure is "3 dimensional" with each atom of carbon tetrahedrally surronded by 4 other carbon atoms. The bonding is covalent and the electrons in each bond are localised.
Carbon atoms can bond together to form?
Different arrangements in allotropes like coal, graphite, diamond or buckmisterfullerenes. Also, the arrangement varies across different compounds containing carbons: cyclic and acyclic hydrocarbons, for example.
Does diamond have a metallic bond?
No, diamond, an allotrope of carbon, does not have a metallic bond. Carbon, which is the element from which diamond is formed, is a nonmetal.
Can carbon bond with other carbons?
Yes, it can bond with other cabons . For example, a diamond, graphite (in pencils) and charcoal.
What type of bonding graphite?
Graphite is made of pure carbon atoms. The bond between the C atoms is called a covalent bond.
What type of bonding is graphite?
Graphite is made of pure carbon atoms. The bond between the C atoms is called a covalent bond.
The carbon atoms in graphite and the carbon atoms in diamond have different?
They have different structures.They are both made up of Carbon (diamond has more Carbon atoms though) but the reason that graphite and diamond are so different in shape, hardness, etc, is due to how it is structured.The carbon atoms themselves are identical, the inter-atom bonding is different.Graphite - carbon atoms bond in flat hexagons that tessellate flat sheets.Diamond - carbon atoms bond in cubes that form a cubic crystal solid.
What type of covalent bonds does graphite have?
single covalent bond between each carbon.
Why does carbon graphite conduct electricity and carbon diamond doesn't?
In graphite which consists of fused hexagons of carbon atoms arranged in sheets there is considerable delocalisation of electrons. In diamond the structure is "3 dimensional" with each atom of carbon tetrahedrally surronded by 4 other carbon atoms. The bonding is covalent and the electrons in each bond are localised.
What type of bonding is OF?
Graphite is made of pure carbon atoms. The bond between the C atoms is called a covalent bond.
Which carbon allotrope have double bond?
graphite
Carbon atoms can bond together to form?
Different arrangements in allotropes like coal, graphite, diamond or buckmisterfullerenes. Also, the arrangement varies across different compounds containing carbons: cyclic and acyclic hydrocarbons, for example.
Does diamond have a metallic bond?
No, diamond, an allotrope of carbon, does not have a metallic bond. Carbon, which is the element from which diamond is formed, is a nonmetal.
What are 3 forms of carbon?
Graphite, diamonds, Lonsdaleite, C60 (Buckminsterfullerene), C540 Fullerene, C70 Fullerene, Amorphous carbon, and Single-walled carbon nanotube are all solid allotropes of carbon. Allotropes are different structural forms of the same element.
Why does graphite conduct electricity and diamond does not?
: Diamond is made up of pure carbon. In the structure of diamond one carbon atom is attached to four other carbon atoms forming a covalent bond. All the electrons of each carbon atom is shared and the octet rule is satisfied. Hence no free electron is left for the conductance of electricity. : In case of graphite the carbon atoms naturally combine covalently with three other carbon atoms so every combined carbon has one unshared or free electron. Now this free electron is responsible for conductance in graphite. : Graphite and metals have free electrons to conduct electricity.
