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Diamond is a form of the element carbon. Diamond is used on the cutting edge of some tools.

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Name the type of bond that joins the carbon atoms together in diamond.

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Give the property of diamond that makes it useful for cutting tools.

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State the number of covalent bonds that each carbon atom in diamond forms.

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2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon Questions

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68 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Chemistry 2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon, covering 2.3.1 Diamond, 2.3.2 Graphite, and 2.3.3 Graphene and fullerenes. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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