GCSE Chemistry - Allotropes of Carbon - Diamond and Graphite #18

The video tutorial explains the concept of allotropes, focusing on carbon's allotropes: diamond, graphite, graphene, and fullerenes. It describes the structural differences and properties of diamond and graphite, highlighting diamond's strong covalent bonds and high melting point, and graphite's layered structure and electrical conductivity. The video also introduces graphene as a single layer of graphite and mentions fullerenes as carbon nanostructures to be explored further in the next video.

What are allotropes and how do they relate to carbon?

Describe the structure of diamond and explain why it is very strong.

How does the bonding in graphite differ from that in diamond?

What allows graphite to conduct electricity and heat?

What are graphene and fullerenes, and how are they related to graphite?