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How can diamond and graphite be made out of same substance and be so different?
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∙ 7y ago
They are so different because of the way the carbon atoms bond to each other. Graphite has layers of very strong bonds, but the layers are very weakly bonded to each other. Diamonds are so strong because all of its carbon atoms are uniformly bonded to one another.
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∙ 14y ago
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Why graphite is opaque and diamond is transperent?
Different physical structures. Both are pure (or nearly so) carbon. Graphite is a powder made of tiny flakes, while diamond is a rigid crystal.
What can be made of graphite?
Graphite is pure carbon. A diamond is also pure carbon in a very specific crystal. Yet diamonds do not conduct electricity and graphite does. Graphite can form in plate like arrays of hexagonal crystals and in an amorphous, powdery form.
What gemstone is made up of only carbon atoms?
Diamond is composed of the element carbon.
Why is pencil lead not diamond?
Graphite is used as 'lead' in pencils because it is cheap and leaves legible black marks on paper. It can be mixed with clay to provide different grades of hardness in pencils. Diamonds, which are another allotrope of carbon, are very expensive and wouldn't leave legible black marks.
A diamond and a pencil are made of what element?
A diamond and a pencil lead (graphite) are both made of carbon. The difference is the crystalline structure of the carbon atoms.
What do the structural differences of diamond and graphite suggest?
diamond is the hardest substance known to science at this time, and graphite is a rather weak substance, and they are both made of the same elements. Their only differences are the arrangement of the molecules
How are diamond and graphite made the same?
They are not made the same- but they come from the same element- carbon. However, carbon can take different crystal shapes. One of those is graphite, a very different one is diamond.
Are diamond and graphite isotopes of carbon?
Yes, diamond and graphite are isotopes of carbon as they are both entirely made of carbon. However they have very different structures resulting in their different properties.
Is graphite made of coal?
Both coal and graphite are made of carbon, but in different molecular structures. Diamond is also made of carbon but in a highly ordered crystal structure.
Why graphite is opaque and diamond is transperent?
Different physical structures. Both are pure (or nearly so) carbon. Graphite is a powder made of tiny flakes, while diamond is a rigid crystal.
What do diamond graphite and buckminsterfullerene have in common?
Diamond, graphite, and buckminsterfullerene are made of pure carbon and are insoluble in water.
What are diamond and graphite made from?
They are made from Carbon (C).
Carbon as graphite can be made into diamonds by putting the graphite under extreme pressure Which of the two materials do you think has the greater density graphite or diamond?
diamond
How are diamond and graphite?
both are made of carbon
What element is diamond and your pencil led are made of?
Yes, carbon.supplement. when an element exists in two or more forms, these forms are known as an allotrope. Carbon has three allotropes, graphite, diamond, and ordinary carbon.
What can be made of graphite?
Graphite is pure carbon. A diamond is also pure carbon in a very specific crystal. Yet diamonds do not conduct electricity and graphite does. Graphite can form in plate like arrays of hexagonal crystals and in an amorphous, powdery form.
What object is made of one element?
Graphite, diamond
