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Consider the statements: (i) diamond is the hardest natural substance and is a poor conductor; (ii) at ordinary temperature and pressure graphite is thermodynamically more stable than diamond; (iii) dissolves in benzene; (iv) every carbon atom in is bonded to three other carbon atoms; (v) diamond contains delocalised electrons. The number of correct statements is

  1. AFour
  2. BThree
  3. CFive
  4. DTwo

Answer: A

Statements (i) to (iv) are correct. Diamond has only localised bonds and no delocalised electrons, so (v) is false. Hence four statements are correct.
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