Chapter 3 Chemical Bonding
Chapter 3 Chemical Bonding
Chapter 3 Chemical Bonding
Bonding
Chapter 3
Allotropes: Graphite:
Diamond:
Fullerenes, or Buckminster-fullerenes in
full, are molecules composed entirely of
carbon, taking the form of a hollow
Graphite has a layered structure that consists sphere, ellipsoid, tube or ring. Fullerene is
of rings of six carbon atoms arranged in composed of 60 carbon atoms in which 12
The structure of a diamond is arranged in pentagons are evenly distributed over its
widely spaced horizontal sheets. Graphite
a highly symmetrical repeating surface, each one completely surrounded
involves a big covalent structures with each
tetrahedral arrangement with tight by a ring of hexagons. Buckminster-
carbon atom joined with three other carbon
covalent bonds. A diamond structure is fullerenes conduct electricity and have
atoms with covalent bonds. The structure of
made of carbon atoms in which each high melting and boiling points. They are
graphite gives them the ability of sliding over
carbon atom is surrounded by four other mostly used as anti-oxidants.
eachother, they conduct electricity and have
carbon atoms. Diamonds are the hardest
high melting and boiling points. They are
substance, they do not conduct electricity
mostly used in pencil lids and also used in
and have a high melting and boiling point.
motors as carbon brushes/electrodes.
3.6 Nano-
technology:
Introduction to nanotech: