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Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon. What does that mean?

Important Questions on Atoms Combining

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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 3
Why is diamond so hard?
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 4
Why diamond and graphite have such very different properties? Draw diagrams to explain.
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 5
Explain why silica has high melting point.
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 5
Suggest a reason why the melting point of silica is lower than that of diamond.
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Exercise 12>Q ▲

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What uses of metals can you see in this picture?

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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 1
Describe in your own words, the structure of a metal.
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 2
What is a metallic bond?
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Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 4 - Atoms Combining>Q>Q 3
What does malleable mean?