Saturday, May 8, 2010

MCQS: Which statement about graphite is correct?

A- It conducts electricity because graphite has ions which are free to move.
B- It has an ionic lattice.
C- It has the same structure as diamond.
D- Its structure contains rings of carbon atoms.


SOLUTION:
D- is correct statement due to the reason, In graphite, each layer contains hexagonal ring of carbon atoms with each atom covalently bonded to 3 other atoms.

1 comment:

  1. Great post...I am really looking forward to more posts from you...and I am loving the quiz like questions of chemistry...keep it up!

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