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Grade 12th passInorganic Chemistry

On heating under some circumstances, diamond changes to graphite. But,why graphite doesnot changes diamond on cooling.

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9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Koushal Bhat
9 Years ago
ON HEATING DIAMOND CHAGES TO GRAPHITE AS IT HAS ALL ELECTRONS CLOSED OR BONDED TO EACH OTHER WHERE AS GRAPHITE HAS ONE FREE ELECTRON i,e IT DOES NOT HAS TETRAHYDRAL STRUCTURE AS THAT OF DIAMOND ,SO ON COOLINS NO NEW BONDS ARE FORMED OR NEW BONDS BREAK .
 

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