Choose the correct statement:
1. Both diamond and graphite are used as dry lubricants.
2. Diamond and graphite have a two-dimensional network.
3. Diamond is covalent and graphite is ionic.
4. Diamond is sp³ hybridised and graphite is sp² hybridized.
Subtopic:   Structure & Properties of Allotropes of C |
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Identify the Incorrect statement:
1. Carbon has the tendency to form chains and rings with itself.
2. Silicon and Germanium are useful in semiconductor industry.
3. Boron trifluoride is a strong Lewis acid.
4. Common oxidation states of group 14 elements are +1 and +3.
Subtopic:   Structure & Properties of Allotropes of C |
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The incorrect statement regarding allotropes/allotropy is :

1. Allotropy is the existence of an element in more than one form.
2. Allotropes have the same chemical properties but different physical properties.
3. Diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon.
4. None of the above.

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The incorrect statement regarding diamond and graphite is-

1. In diamond each carbon is sp2 hybridised and in graphite, each carbon is sp3 hybridised.
2. Diamond is an insulator
3. Graphite has a planar geometry.
4. Both (2) and (3)

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