Carbon, and bulk and surface properties GapFill

Diamond is a giant covalent lattice of carbon atoms, where each atom is bonded to  356487 others around it. Diamond  can transfercan storecannot insulatecan transformcannot conductcan generate electricity and has a high  melting pointflexibilitysustainabilitynegative chargepositive chargereactivity.

In  coalcarbon dioxidesilicagraphiteleadcarbon monoxide, carbon atoms are arranged into layers, with each atom bonded to  645372 others around it.  A neutronEnergyHeatEntropyAn electronA proton from each atom is delocalised between the layers, and so graphite can conduct  heatchargeultraviolet lightelectricityradio waveswater. Layers can slide over each other, so graphite is very  stablehardsoftreactivedenseunstable.

 Carbon dioxideCarbon monoxideGrapheneLeadCoalDiamond is one layer of graphite, and its electrically conductive properties mean it is useful in  vision correctionagricultureelectronicscosmeticspackagingpaints.

Hollow carbon structures are called  fullerenesgrapholesemptyanescoarse particlescreatinescarbon tunnels and include cylinders called carbon  tunnelcarbscarbotunnelscarbotubesbuckytubesnanotubescylindocarbs and spheres called buckyballs.