FORMS OF CARBON.:
FORMS OF CARBON . CARBON EXISTS IN TWO FORMS HAVING SAME CHEMICAL BUT DIFFERENT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES i.e it shows allotropy . ALLOTROPIC FORMS OF CARBON: DIAMOND & GRAPHITE . (ALLOTROPES OF CARBON)
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAPHITE AND DIAMOND.:
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAPHITE AND DIAMOND . DIAMOND HARD NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS JOINED TO EACH CARBON ATOM 4 BAD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY TRANSPARENT GRAPHITE SOFT NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS JOINED TO EACH CARBON ATOM 3 GOOD CONDUCTOR OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITY. GREYISH BLACK
QUICK REVISION.:
QUICK REVISION . DEFINE ALLOTROPY? WHAT ARE THE TWO ALLOTROPIC FORMS OF CARBON? WHY GRAPHITE IS SOFT AND DIAMOND IS HARD? WHAT MAKES GRAPHITE A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY?