Choose the correct statement:

Choose the correct statement:

Diamond is covalent and graphite is ionic.
Diamond is ${sp}^{3}$ hybridised and graphite is ${sp}^{2}$ hybridized.
Both diamond and graphite are used as dry lubricants.
Diamond and graphite have two dimensional network.

Solution

Both diamond and graphite are covalent. Diamond is

{sp}^{3}

hybridised and has

3 - D

network. Graphite is

{sp}^{2}

hybridised and has planar structure Only Graphite is used as dry lubricants.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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