MCQ
Carbon atoms in diamond are bonded to each other in a configuration
- ✓Tetrahedral
- BPlanar
- CLinear
- DOctahedral
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
Tetrahedral
a
Diamond is the hardest material known on earth. Each carbon atom is surrounded by four other carbon atoms, which lie at the corner of a regular tetrahedron. Valence bond connects each carbon atom with four others. Carbon atoms in diamond are $sp ^3$ hybridized.
Diamond is the hardest material known on earth. Each carbon atom is surrounded by four other carbon atoms, which lie at the corner of a regular tetrahedron. Valence bond connects each carbon atom with four others. Carbon atoms in diamond are $sp ^3$ hybridized.
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