Diamond and graphite contain only carbon atoms, yet they are very different objects with very different properties. Why are diamond and graphite different?

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Answer:

Their atoms are arranged differently.

Explanation:

'All matter is made of atoms. Atoms are the smallest part of an element that still retains properties of that element.

Since graphite and diamond are both made of only carbon atoms, they are different because their atoms are arranged differently. Graphite consists of sheets of carbon atoms. The carbon atoms in diamond look more like boxes stacked on top of each other.'

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Diamond and graphite are different as a result of differences in their atom

arrangement.

Carbon exists in more than one crystalline form and it includes Diamond and

graphite.They have the same number of carbon atoms but different

properties and are referred to as allotropes.

Diamond is sp3 hybridized hence the tetrahedral shape while Graphite is

sp2 hybridized hence the hexagonal shape.

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