Arkansas
State University Department
of Chemistry and
Physics
CHEM2004 Homework 2
Allotrope Determination
from Bond Energies
For Ge, calculate the energy that would be associated with a) the
allotrope with the graphite structure and b) the allotrope with the diamond.
Use the Covalent Bond Energies in Table 6.5 of our text. Based on
your calculations, which allotrope is favored? Due Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.
