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Although Boron is similar to Carbon in its ability to form stable covelantly bonded molecular networks, there are many differences.
For example, while crystaline Boron is very hard - 9.5 on the Moh's scale of hardness, Diamond is, of course, 10 on the Moh's scale.
The short answer: Is Boron a diamond? No.
Another Answer
The Hope Diamond, however, is a large blue-gray diamond currently at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Its colour is directly attributable to the inclusion of minute amounts of boron within the carbon structure of the stone.
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How is boron malleability?
Boron is hardly malleable at all, it is second in hardness only to diamond.
What minerals does the hope diamond have in it?
Carbon and boron.
Why diamond is a compound?
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon which may contain traces of other minerals, such as nitrogen or boron, which give the diamond a colour: yellow or blue, respectively. Diamond is not a compound of anything.
What is the hardest element in the world iron or diamonds?
neither its tungsten, a diamond is harder but it is not an element since it is not in the periodic table.
What is the name of the mineral found in diamonds?
Carbon. Other trace minerals may give the diamond colour, such as boron, which gives a diamond a blue cast or nitrogen, which gives a diamond a yellow cast.
The nitride of this element can be as hard as diamond?
You think probable to boron nitride (borazon); but other nitrides (of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, etc.) are also very hard. But no one equal the hardness of diamond.
How is boron malleability?
Boron is hardly malleable at all, it is second in hardness only to diamond.
Why is the hope diamond blue in color?
The diamond becomes Blue because of Boron, this microelement is trapped into the diamond lattice. See the link below for other famous Blue diamonds.
The nitride of this element can be as hard as a diamond?
This is Boron
What minerals does the hope diamond have in it?
Carbon and boron.
If boron is contained as an impurity in a diamond what colour is it?
steely blue or grey
The nitride of this element can be hard as a diamond and can be used for a drill bits?
Boron
The nitride of this element can be as hard as diamond and can be used for drill bits?
boron
How does a natural blue diamond form?
The chemical boron is available with the carbon when the diamond forms, rendering the stone blue.
Is boron nitride the second hardest substance after diamond known to man?
YeS...
Does diamond have mixtures?
Diamond is formed from carbon, and may include minute traces of other elements, such as nitrogen, boron and nickel. These traces can give a diamond colour.
Is there something in diamonds called boron?
Yes, some diamonds with a blue cast contain trace amounts of the chemical boron, B with an atomic number 5. Famously, the Hope diamond contains boron.
