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Offline sid95

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Why is graphite diamagnetic?
« on: August 31, 2010, 07:17:43 AM »
Why is graphite diamagnetic even when each carbon atom has an unpaired electron?
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Re: Why is graphite diamagnetic?
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2010, 11:44:44 PM »
how do the carbon atoms form bonds to each other?
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Re: Why is graphite diamagnetic?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2010, 07:19:08 AM »
Quote from: ardbeg on August 31, 2010, 11:44:44 PM
how do the carbon atoms form bonds to each other?

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Re: Why is graphite diamagnetic?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2010, 01:16:19 PM »
What is the configuration of the carbon atoms in graphite (how are they bonded)? 
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