Graphite is best described as which type of crystalline solid?
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Problem
Graphite is best described as which type of crystalline solid?
(a) A molecular solid composed of discrete C6 graphene fragments held together only by London dispersion forces.
(b) A covalent network solid consisting of a three-dimensional framework of σ bonds between all carbon atoms.
(c) A covalent network solid in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded within two–dimensional layers that are held together by London dispersion forces.
(d) A metallic solid consisting of carbon atoms immersed in a sea of delocalized valence electrons.