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Diamond: A Covalent Crystalline Solid by samkkzai is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Diamond: A Covalent Crystalline Solid about?
The document discusses chemical bonding, focusing on the behavior of metals and non-metals in terms of electron loss and gain. It explains why lower molecular mass covalent compounds exist as gases or low-boiling liquids, and highlights diamond as an example of a crystalline solid with covalent bonds. Additionally, it addresses the malleability and ductility of metals due to free-moving electrons and confirms that coordinate covalent bonds are strong, similar to regular covalent bonds.
- Author
- samkkzai
- Language
- EN