Explain the differences in properties of diamond and graphite on the basis of their structures.

Explanation

Differences between diamond and graphite :
`{:("Diamond","Graphite"),("1. Carbon is in"sp^(3)"hybridised state.","1. Carbon is in"sp^(3)"hybridised state."),("2. It is a bad conductor of electricity.","2. It is a good conductor of electricity."),("3. It has a giant three dimensional-","3. It has a two dimensional layer structure."),("polymeric network structure.",),("4. C-C bond length is 1.54"Å,"4. C-C bond length is 1.42"Å"and distance"),(,"between two layers is 3.4"Å),("5. It is a hard substance.","5. It is a soft substance."):}`