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A perfect/pure diamond is made exclusively of carbon (the element). The specific conditions (temperature, pressure, time) that are required for diamonds to form and the fact that a carbon atom has four free electrons allow it to settle in the form of a crystal; that crystal is what we call the diamond. Given the strength of the links between the atoms; the diamond is the hardest natural solid on our planet.
It's also important to note that graphite is also pure carbon but the way the carbon atoms are linked to each other (the number of electrons shared between each atom is two vs. one for the diamond) gives it completely different properties. The carbon atoms form layers and the graphite is soft and slippery; which makes it a nice dry lubricant that is sometimes used in lock cylinders. It's also opaque; unlike diamond.
Diamond is an element, an allotrope of carbon.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoA pure diamond is solely an allotrope of Carbon - meaning that it has a different bond structure (in this case, a lattice system, which allows for the refraction of light). However, there could be trace amounts impurities within the diamond, which may give it a blue, yellow, orange, pink, or red color when light refracts from it.
In an ideal case, it would be an element.
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∙ 11y agoYes, diamond is an allotrope of the element carbon.
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∙ 14y agoDiamond is the crystalline form of the element Carbon.
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∙ 8y agoDiamonds are made of carbon which is an element.
Diamond is formed from carbon. Trace elements that are not carbon can be considered impurities.
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∙ 8y agoDiamond is carbon (C), a chemical element.
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∙ 8y agoDiamond is an allotrope form of carbon.
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It's an compound because it's a type of rock
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mixture.
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Element: oxygen, potassium Compound: sodium chloride, potassium dichromate Mixture: air, orange juice
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A.) compound
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Element
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Diamond is a particular elemental compound composed of carbon.
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mixture.
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Is gasoline a element a mixture or a compound
Example of element and compound mixture?
Element: oxygen, potassium Compound: sodium chloride, potassium dichromate Mixture: air, orange juice
Is a diamond a element compound or a mixture?
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What do you get when you mix an element with a compound?
You get a mixture of an element and a compound.
Is calcim carbonate a element compound or mixture?
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Is a diamond a compound mixture?
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Is diamond C an element or compound or homogeneous mixture or heterogeneous mixture?
Pure substance; it is one form of pure carbon.
Water is an example of a or an A compound B mixture C element D solution?
A.) compound
