In diamond, the bonding between carbon atoms is :

co-ordinate

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ionic

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hydrogen

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covalent

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Solution

The correct option is D covalent
In diamond, each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A lot of energy is needed to separate the atoms in diamond.

This is because covalent bonds are strong and diamond contains many covalent bonds.

Hence, the correct option is $D$

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