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carbon atoms are tetrahedrally bonded with one another. The crystal structure of a diamond is a face-centered cubic or FCC lattice.

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The angles between the bonds are 109.5 0 and the bonds are tetrahedrally placed around each carbon atom

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Each carbon atom is surrounded by 4 other carbon atoms which form a tetrahedron. The carbons are usually described as being sp3 hybridised.

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