JEE Main Chemistry question

The difference between diamond and graphite is due to:

(A)Graphite combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide but diamond does not
(B)The atoms in each have different masses
(C)The crystal structure in diamond is different from that in graphiteCorrect
(D)All of the above

Answer: (C)

Solution

Diamond and graphite, being the same element (carbon), have identical atomic masses, and diamond does in fact also burn to form (merely requiring a higher temperature) — so (A) and (B) are not valid distinguishing differences. The fundamental cause

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