What is the difference in electronegativity between chemical bonds in diamond (C) ? Are these bonds ionic or covalent?

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Dane Le

8 January, 20:47

What is the difference in electronegativity between chemical bonds in diamond (C) ? Are these bonds ionic or covalent?

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Selah Guerra · Answer 1

Diamond have C-C bonds, so we do not expect difference in electronegativity since only are C atoms. In diamond the bonds are covalent as is expected for bonds between atoms with small difference in electronegativity (<1.7).