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It is, so diamond will become graphite over time. The structure of diamond hinders the necessary kinetics, so the process is very slow, unnoticeable most of the time.
It's because the standard enthalpy of formation of graphite is 0; but diamonds is not equal to 0.
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What is the most inert form of carbon?
Graphite is the most thermodynamically stable (more than diamond).
Who is better thermal conductor diamond or graphite?
Graphite conducts far more electrical conductivity vise versa the diamond conducting far more thermal conductivity. Diamonds are hard. Graphite is soft.
What makes diamonds and graphite two forms of the element carbon so different?
Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds
What elements have more than one form?
Carbon has three allotropes, diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene.
What can exist in more than one form in the same state iron neon iodine or carbon?
Carbon: diamond, graphite, glassy graphite, graphene, fullerene etc.
What is the most inert form of carbon?
Graphite is the most thermodynamically stable (more than diamond).
Which is thermodynamically stable isoborneol or isomeric borneol?
Borneol is more thermodynamically stable. Isoborneol is the kinetic product.
Graphite is more common than diamond?
Yes, graphite is more common than diamond.
What is the stable state of an element?
The standard state, or reference state, of an element is defined as its thermodynamically most stable state at 1 bar at a given temperature (typically at 298.15 K). In thermochemistry, an element is defined to have an enthalpy of formation of zero in its standard state. For example, the reference state for carbon is graphite, because it is more stable than the other allotropes.
Who is better thermal conductor diamond or graphite?
Graphite conducts far more electrical conductivity vise versa the diamond conducting far more thermal conductivity. Diamonds are hard. Graphite is soft.
Is diamond or graphite an element or compound?
Diamond and graphite are both forms of the element carbon. They are not compounds, because a compound by definition involves the combination of two or more different elements.
What makes diamond and graphite two forms of element carbon so different?
Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds
Which is more dense diamond or charcoal?
Diamond , nearly twice that of graphite. (charcoal is not a fair comparison it is a porous partially combusted wood product composed mainly of graphite but there are many impurities.)
What makes diamonds and graphite two forms of the element carbon so different?
Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds
Do oil and water mix?
no they wont mix "because separating from each other is thermodynamically more stable than mixing with each other".
Why does diamond have a greater density than graphite?
The covalent bonds in the diamond are shorter than the distance between the layers in graphite. Also the atoms present in the diamond arepacked closer together.
What elements have more than one form?
Carbon has three allotropes, diamond, graphite and buckminsterfullerene.
