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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[Graphene]] is an [[allotrope]] of [[carbon]] in which the [[atom]]s are [[bond]]ed in a [[hexagon]]al arrangement in a single layer.
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|[[File:GrapheneStructure.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] showing the arrangement of [[carbon]] [[atom]]s in [[graphene]].
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===About Graphene===
: [[Graphene]] is a [[Giant Covalent Structure|giant covalent structure]].
: [[Graphene]] is a single layer of [[graphite]].
: [[Graphene]] is a good [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]] because it only uses 3 out of the 4 [[electron]]s in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to [[bond]] with other [[atom]]s allowing the last [[electron]] to move freely around the [[Giant Covalent Structure|giant covalent structure]].
: Large sheets of [[graphene]] are extremely strong which is a very useful [[Physical Property|property]]. A layer of [[graphene]] as thin as cling film could support the [[weight]] of an entire [[elephant]].
===Meaning===
[[Graphene]] is an [[allotrope]] of [[carbon]] in which the [[atom]]s are [[bond]]ed in a [[hexagon]]al arrangement in a single layer.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:GrapheneStructure.png|center|400px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] showing the arrangement of [[carbon]] [[atom]]s in [[graphene]].
|}
===About Graphene===
: [[Graphene]] is a [[Giant Covalent Structure|giant covalent structure]].
: [[Graphene]] is a single layer of [[graphite]].
: [[Graphene]] is a good [[Electrical Conductor|electrical conductor]] because it only uses 3 out of the 4 [[electron]]s in the [[Outer Shell|outer shell]] to [[bond]] with other [[atom]]s allowing the last [[electron]] to move freely around the [[Giant Covalent Structure|giant covalent structure]].
: Large sheets of [[graphene]] are extremely strong which is a very useful [[Physical Property|property]]. A layer of [[graphene]] as thin as cling film could support the [[weight]] of an entire [[elephant]].