Differentiate between graphite and diamond on the basis of their physical properties.

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Graphite

Diamond

Each carbon has three covalent bonds.

Each carbon has four covalent bonds

Soft, slippery to touch and opaque.

Hard, heavy and transparent.

It has tetrahedral units linked in three dimensions.

It has planar layers of hexagon units.

Good conductor of electricity.

Poor conductor of electricity.

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Graphite	Diamond
Each carbon has three covalent bonds.	Each carbon has four covalent bonds
Soft, slippery to touch and opaque.	Hard, heavy and transparent.
It has tetrahedral units linked in three dimensions.	It has planar layers of hexagon units.
Good conductor of electricity.	Poor conductor of electricity.