chemistry- diamond
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What type of bonding is present in diamonds?
• strong covalent bonding
What type of atoms make up a diamond?
• carbon atoms
What holds together the atoms in a diamond?
• strong covalent bonds
Describe the relative hardness of a diamond
• Diamonds are very hard substances
How many bonds does each carbon make in a diamond?
• 4 bonds
Eplain the elctrical conductivity of a diamond.
• diamonds are not conductive as theres no presnece of a delocalised electron (a free electron) which can carry the charge
Eplain the melting point of diamonds
diamonds have a very high melting and boiling point, as the network is held together by strong covalent bonds that need a lot of energy to break
Similarity in strong covalent substances and in simple covalent substances
• both cannot conduct electricity
Differences in strong covalent substances and in simple covalent substances
• Strong covalent have a higher melting and bioling point than the simple covalent
Why is a diamond a hard substance?
• giant lattice arrangement
Why does a diamond have a high mellting point
• bonds
Why cant a diamond conduct electricity?
• Delocalised electron
What occurs in covalent bonding?
• When 2 or more non metals share pairs of electrong to have a stable electronic configuaration
What occurs in ionic bonding?
-ionic bonding occurs between metals and non metals and the metals consist in losing electronsnand nonmetals, gaining electrons.