Honestly, I’m not even sure what this is about.
- Update 13/4/2023: I have been told that it’s basically the same as periodic trends
- Update 15/4/2023: I have no idea what this is for
Physical Properties
- Boiling point
- Melting point
- Hardness
- Conductivity
- Brittle
- Malleable
- Ductile
Allotropes of Carbon
- Carbon has 4 valence electrons
- Can bond to itself, and forms a variety of different compounds
- Diamond
- Non-conductive of electricity
- High melting/boiling point
- Graphite
- 2D hexagonal layers
- Mobile delocalised electrons that are free to move within layers
- Dispersion forces between layers
- Conductive of electricity
- Buckyball - (Buckminster fulleren z )
- Not conductive of electricity
- Used as a dry lubricant