CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · States of matter

States of matter: suggest question

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Graphite conducts electricity, but diamond does not, even though both are giant molecular lattices of carbon atoms. Suggest why, in terms of the arrangement of atoms and bonding in the two lattices.

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