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is diamond reactive ?? if yes, then graphite is less reactive or more reactive than diamond

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1. Diamond is unreactive while graphite is highly reactive in comparison to it.

2. This is because, graphite has sp​2 carbon atoms with free electrons that are reactive.

3. In diamond each carbon has sp3 hybridisation and no free electrons are present.

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