Lesson: Chapter 10 — Chemical Bonds

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Question 2

In diamond, how many other carbon atoms is each carbon atom bonded to?

A Three B Six C Two D Four

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Four. Every valence electron of every carbon atom is used in a bond, producing a rigid three-dimensional network with nothing left over.

Three is the number in graphite, which is why graphite has a spare electron per atom and forms layers instead. Two and six do not occur in either lattice.

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