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Both graphite and diamond are forms of carbon that have very different physical properties. For example, diamond is hard, but graphite is soft and slippery. With reference to the band structures of diamond and graphite, determine whether diamond and graphite are insulators, semi-conductors, semi-metals, or metals. Answer Solution

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Guelph

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