Diamond v Graphite

Question 1

Name one difference between diamond and graphite

Answer 1

• Diamond is very hard and graphite is soft

Question 2

Why do they have different properties?

Answer 2

• Diamond and Graphite have very different properties because of the different ways in which the carbon atoms are arranged

Question 3

What is one property they both have?

Answer 3

• Both have very high m + b because of the strong covalent bonds between the carbon atoms.