What type of bonding exists in diamond?

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Type of bonding exists in diamond-
Diamond has a giant covalent structure in which each carbon atom is joined to four other carbon atoms by covalent bonds.
In diamond, each carbon shares electrons with four other carbon atoms forming four single covalent bonds.
Covalent bonding is defined as the interatomic linkage that results from the sharing of an electron pair between two atoms.

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