Giant Covalent Structures

• How are giant covalent structures arranged?

  Giant lattices
• What are the properties and uses of diamond?

  Doesn't conduct electricity

  Used in drill bits, glass cutting, gemstones

  Each carbon bonded to 4 others
• What are the properties and uses of graphite?

  Conducts electricity

  Used in pencils and lubricants (Layers can slide over each other)

  Each carbon bonded to 3 others
• What do giant covalent structures consist of?

  Lots of atoms held together by covalent bonds