Giant Covalent Structures: Diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide. GCSE chemistry

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How to relate the properties of diamond, graphite and silicon dioxide to their structures and bonding. Essential viewing for anyone studying GCSE Chemistry or GCSE Combined Science (trilogy). These are all examples of giant covalent molecules

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Diamond is indeed an exceptional thermal conductor. Unlike most electrical insulators, it conducts heat remarkably well due to its strong covalent bonds between carbon atoms within the diamond crystal. The thermal conductivity of natural diamond is approximately 22 W/ (cm·K), which makes it five times better at conducting heat than copper12. In fact, diamond’s thermal conductivity surpasses that of silver, which is renowned for its excellent thermal conductivity among metals

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