The extreme hardness of diamond is due to the strong covalent bonds forming a giant molecular structure where each carbon atom is bonded to four others.
Diamond is hard because -
Asked in Civil Judge 2018 · Topic: Physical Properties of Materials (Hardness, Toughness, and Brittleness)
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Answer: D. All the four valence electrons are bonded to each carbon atom by covalent bonds.
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