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Carbon nanotubes are actually just your everyday normal carbon atoms that are rolled in tubes. It's the atomic structure, not the chemical properties, that give it it's bulletproof strength.
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How fluorine is made?
Fluorine is an element. It occurs naturally.
What man-made element was named after a country?
Any man-made element was named after a today country.
What is the last man-made element?
This element is ununoctium (Uuo): atomic number 118.
The element dimonads are made from what?
the dimonds have to glow
Is there something made out of a single material?
an element...
What element has a macromolecular structure similar to carbon?
Carbon nanotubes
What element is the second best conductor of electricity?
Carbon nanotubes or graphene
What is another element that is similar to silicon that is not germanium?
Carbon in the form of diamond or nanotubes. Tin and Lead would be, but they are metals instead.
What are tiny hallow tubes made up of carbon atoms?
They're called "nanotubes".
What is the difference between graphite and nanotubes?
Graphite is an allotrope of carbon.Nanonotubes can be made from many other materials.
What is the structure of nanotubes?
the structure of nanotubes are carbon atoms joint together covalently to form a long tube.
What are the tinniest tubes called?
nanotubes
Who discovered buckyballs and nanotubes?
your grandma
What elements are contained in each macromolecule?
Common macromolecules are hydro-carbon (hydrogen and carbon polymerized to macromolecules). For single element macro molecules, the example is carbon nanotubes.
Which are the physical properties of carbon nanotubes?
Strength:Carbon nanotubes are the strongest and stiffest materials yet discovered in terms of tensile strength and elastic modulus respectively.Hardness:Standard single-walled carbon nanotubes can withstand a pressure up to 25 GPa without deformation.
Are nanotubes more similar to diamonds or graphite?
According to Wikipedia: "The bulk modulus of superhard phase nanotubes is 462 to 546 GPa, even higher than that of diamond (420 GPa for single diamond crystal)." Note that diamonds are natural minerals; nanotubes are fabricated, making diamond the hardest known natural substance. You can read more about nanotubes, below.
Who invented nanotube?
Although there are numerous instances of people observing carbon nanotubes, most literature credits Sumio Iijima as the discoverer of carbon nanotubes.
