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===About Giant Covalent Structures===
: '''Giant covalent structures''' are [[molecule]]s are made of a large number of [[non-metal]] [[atom]]sjoined by [[Covalent Bond|covalent bonds]].
: The [[atom]]s in a '''giant covalent structure''' are arranged in a regular [[lattice]] (a repeating pattern of [[element]]s.
===Bulk Properties===: '''Giant Covalent Structures''' usually have very high [[Melting Point|melting points]] due to the strong [[Chemical Bond|chemical bonds]] between [[adjacent]] [[atom]]s.: '''Giant Covalent Structures''' may have good or poor [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductors]] depending on whether there are any [[electron]]s free to move between [[atom]]s.: [[Diamond]] is a poor [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]] because all the [[electron]]s are shared by [[adjacent]] [[atom]]s so none are free to move between [[atom]]s.: [[Graphite]] and [[graphene]] are good [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductors]] because the [[Carbon]] [[atom]]s only form 3 [[bond]]s with [[adjacent]] [[atom]]s allowing a spare [[electron]] in each [[atom]] to move freely around the [[molecule]].