Arrangement Of Carbon Atoms In Diamond And Graphite. Carbon atoms in diamond have a tetrahedral pyramid-shaped arrangement. Diagram showing the bonding arrangement of the carbon atoms in diamond.
In diamond each carbon is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms whereas in graphite each carbon is covalently to 3 other carbon atoms. It only depends upon the nature of the element and both are allotropes of the same element carbon. In these allotropes of carbon the atoms consisting of carbon atoms in that of the Diamond and Graphite are bound together by strong covalent bonds with different arrangements.
In the video he uses the analogy of the arrangement of carbon atoms in graphite and diamond to describe social relationships in a.
This transition can however occur. The number of neutrons in carbon atoms present in both graphite and diamond are the same. They both have giant structures of carbon atoms joined together by covalent bonds. However due to this energy barrier between the two allotropes of carbon the transition from diamond to the stabler form of graphite at normal conditions is very slow.
