ChemistryNEET 2022Group 13 and 14 elements

The p-Block Elements

Choose the correct statement:

A.Both diamond and graphite are used as dry lubricants
B.Diamond and graphite have two-dimensional networks
C.Diamond is covalent and graphite is ionic
D.Diamond is $s p^{3}$ hybridised and graphite is $s p^{2}$ hybridised✓

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