In diamond, carbon atoms are bonded together by extended covalent bonds. what type of solid is diamond? a. ionic b. amorphous c. metallic d. network

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D. Network

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Diamond is an allotrope of carbon. In diamond each carbon atom makes four bonds to other carbon atoms.

They exist in tetrahedral shape.

Diamond has strong covalent bonds. They extend in all the three dimensions

Such covalent bonds are called network covalent bonds. They require significant amounts of energy to break.

c is having 4 valence electrons and is bonded to three hydrogens and one sulphur atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to four. as all the valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, there is no lone pair left on carbon.

s is having 6 valence electrons and is bonded to one other sulfur atom and one carbon atom, therefore, the number of bond pair is equal to 2. as only two valence electrons are used in forming the bonds so, four electrons are left. therefore, two lone pairs are present on s.