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    Carbon forms four types of structures: diamond, graphite, fullerenes, and nanotubes. Diamond has a giant covalent structure with each carbon atom bonded to four others in a rigid tetrahedral arrangement. Graphite has layers of hexagonal rings that slide over each other, giving it a soft, slippery texture and the ability to conduct electricity between layers. Fullerenes and nanotubes are hollow structures composed entirely of carbon that can be used in electronics, composites, and drug delivery.

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    Carbon forms four types of structures: diamond, graphite, fullerenes, and nanotubes. Diamond has a giant covalent structure with each carbon atom bonded to four others in a rigid tetrahedral arrangement. Graphite has layers of hexagonal rings that slide over each other, giving it a soft, slippery texture and the ability to conduct electricity between layers. Fullerenes and nanotubes are hollow structures composed entirely of carbon that can be used in electronics, composites, and drug delivery.

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    2.3. Structure and Bonding of Carbon

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    Carbon forms four types of structures: diamond, graphite, fullerenes, and nanotubes. Diamond has a giant covalent structure with each carbon atom bonded to four others in a rigid tetrahedral arrangement. Graphite has layers of hexagonal rings that slide over each other, giving it a soft, slippery texture and the ability to conduct electricity between layers. Fullerenes and nanotubes are hollow structures composed entirely of carbon that can be used in electronics, composites, and drug delivery.

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    4 covalent bonds per Conducts electricity

    Strong covalent Soft and


    bonds carbon atom slippery
    Delocalised electron
    Rigid structure Layers slide
    per carbon atom
    over each other
    Very high
    melting point Very hard
    Giant covalent 3 covalent bonds No covalent bonds
    structure per carbon atom between layers
    Properties
    Layers of
    Graphite hexagonal rings
    Does not conduct
    electricity
    Diamond
    High melting point Strong
    covalent bonds
    No charged
    particles
    2.3 STRUCTURE AND BONDING OF CARBON
    Used to make Graphene
    composites Sheet of
    Buckminsterfullerene Hollow
    Hollow
    Fullerenes carbon atoms
    shapes Very strong
    sphere One layer
    Carbon atoms arranged of graphite Conducts
    in hexagonal rings
    Nanotubes electricity due
    Can also form Uses to delocalised
    rings of 5 or 7 electrons
    carbon atoms Deliver drugs High length to
    Good diameter ratio
    into the body Very light
    catalysts Electronics and
    composites
    AQA
    https://bit.ly/pmt-cc
    https://bit.ly/pmt-edu https://bit.ly/pmt-cc

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