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Question 13

An engineer is choosing between two solid carbon coatings. In coating P, each carbon atom forms three covalent bonds. In coating Q, each carbon atom forms four covalent bonds.

Explain why coating P can conduct electricity but coating Q cannot.

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2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /2.3 Structure and bonding of carbon

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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