Discuss how carbon atoms come together to form diamond. What will be an ideal response?
The electron shells of adjacent carbon atoms overlap, and they share electrons. This is called covalent
bonding. A carbon atom in diamond shares all four of its outer electrons with a neighbor.
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What will be an ideal response?
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