Allotropes of carbon

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  • Created on: 08-02-14 08:59

1. Why is graphite slippery?

  • Each carbon atom is bonded to three others at 120· which make it easy to break the bonds.
  • The weak bonds between the layers are easily broken.
  • The bonds between each carbon atom break easily.
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2. Why is graphite less dense than diamond?

  • The sheets have a hexagonal shape.
  • There are many sheets.
  • The layers are far apart
  • The bonds formed are weaker.

3. Which is the name of the first fullerene discovered?

  • Buckminsterfullerene
  • Buckminsterfullereneball
  • Buckmisterball
  • Buckminsterballfullerene

4. What is the structure of a fullerene?

  • Three covalent bonds, without a free electron
  • Three covalent bonds with a free electron
  • Five covalent bonds and a free electron
  • Four covalent bonds

5. Why is diamond a good thermal conductor?

  • Vibrations travel easily through the lattice.
  • It has a delocalised electron
  • The stiff lattice

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