Question

In diamond, carbon atoms are bonded together by extended covalent bonds. what type of solid is diamond?

Answer 1

Answer: -

D. Network

Explanation: -

Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. In diamond each carbon atom makes four bonds to other carbon atoms.

They exist in tetrahedral shape.

Diamond has strong covalent bonds. They extend in all the three dimensions

Such covalent bonds are called network covalent bonds. They require significant amounts of energy to break.