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Structures of the Different Allotropes of Carbon.
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Sagar Manilal Chemistry 11b 05-Jan-2004 Structures of the Different Allotropes of Carbon Carbon is a very crucial element as it is there everywhere we see, it even is in our own bodies. Carbon is present in our everyday lives such as in the food and even in air which we use to survive on a regular basis. Diamonds are another form (allotrope) of carbon in is currently the strongest known substance to man. This element is in the 2nd period and 4th group of the periodic table and has a total of 6 electrons with valency of 4 electrons. These outer shell electrons allow us humans to understand its nature and so we know that is shows covalent properties and undergoes covalent bonding. This sort of bonding occurs when the electrons in the outer shell of the element bond with another element by a mean of sharing electrons where electrons are neither lost nor...
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