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The covalent bonds in the diamond are shorter than the distance between the layers in graphite. Also the atoms present in the diamond arepacked closer together.
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∙ 13y agoAtoms are closer to each other, and more efficiently piled up.
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Why is graphite softer than diamond?
The crystalline structure of graphite and diamond are very different.
Why graphite is less denser than diamond?
larger crystals
What is the difference between the 4 forms of coal and why does it matter?
Carbon from decayed vegetation goes through various stages due to heat and compression from peat moss through lignite, bituminous, anthracite, graphite, and eventually diamond. Each has a greater pure carbon content (and less water) than the previous, and therefore greater heating value when used as fuel, than the previous. Pure graphite and diamond, of course, are not considered coals, do not burn well (or at all) and are not used as fuels.
What type of bond is between carbon in diamond and graphite?
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.
How many allotropic forms of carbon?
There are two Allotropic Forms of Carbon. They are the following: Diamond & Graphite. Diamond: The Diamond is hardest knwon substance (or Natural Substance). It is in Crystalline state. It's density is 3.51 gram per cubic centimeter. It's Melting Point is 3500 centigrade. It has high refractive index i-e: 2.45. It is a bad conductor of electricity. Pure Diamond is transparent to X-rays that's why we use X-rays to distinguish between real diamond & imitation diamond. It's structure is Tetrahedral structure.
Which has the less density graphite or diamond?
Graphite is less dense than diamond, due to the differences in crystal structure.
Graphite is more common than diamond?
Yes, graphite is more common than diamond.
Why is graphite softer than diamond?
The crystalline structure of graphite and diamond are very different.
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 graphite is less denser than diamond?
larger crystals
What does the density have to be greater than for an object to float?
It has to be greater than the density of the fluid in which it is to be floated.
Which has greater density 5g of gold or 5g diamond?
Any amount of gold is more dense than any amount of diamond. They don't even have to be the same amounts. Density is a characteristic of the substance. No matter whether you have a microscopic speck of it or a truckload of it, the density is the same.
If an object sinks when being placed in water its density is?
To sink, the object's density must be greater than the density of water.To sink, the object's density must be greater than the density of water.To sink, the object's density must be greater than the density of water.To sink, the object's density must be greater than the density of water.
Does a diamond sparkle in water or in air?
Given a light source and movement, a diamond will sparkle in air or under water. +++ I would expect the effect to be greater in air than in water though, because the density difference between diamond and surroundings are that much greater.
One object has a greater density than another when it has?
one object has greater density than another when it has
What makes diamond and graphite two forms of element carbon so different?
Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds
What is the density of pure carbon?
It's really not that simple. Carbon comes in various different forms (coal, graphite, diamond) which do not all have the same density; furthermore, it would be useful to know what kind of comparison you want to make. Carbon is not as dense as iron. It is denser than air. I would say that it is moderately dense.
