Asked in NUMS 2022 2022Moderate

Nature of diamond as solid is:

Correct answer: A. Covalent

  • A. Covalent
  • B. Ionic
  • C. Molecular
  • D. Metallic

Explanation

It has a single type of atom and we have discussed above that among similar atoms covalent bonding is seen. Therefore, we can say that the nature of bond in diamonds is covalent.

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