In this episode, Dr Sunayana Bhargava and Tulela Pea explore the properties of giant covalent structures including diamond, graphite and polymers such as polythene. Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, OCR.

"In order to chemically remove single sheets from a graphite crystal one has to overcome the huge attractive interactions present in the 3D crystal," Jan Englert, a PhD student at the Institute of ...

Graphite is an incredibly important, versatile mineral, with uses spanning industries. Graphite is an essential component of many batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, and demand is only ...

Supercharge your GCSE Chemistry revision by listening to these podcasts from Bitesize and BBC Sounds. Listen on the BBC Sounds app to revise when you're out and about, or listen at home as part of ...