In Diamond, carbon atoms are arranged in the shape of:
A
a crystal
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B
flat layers
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C
tetrahedron
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D
a hollow cylinder
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Solution
The correct option is A tetrahedron A diamond can also be described as a transparent crystal of tetrahedral shaped bonded carbon atoms. A tetrahedron is composed of four triangular faces, three of which meet at each vertex. The tetrahedral arrangement of atoms is the source of many of diamond's properties.