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Why coal and diamond are completely different when both of them are made up of carbon atoms?
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The carbon atoms that make up each are arranged in different patterns for all the allotropes of carbon, including coal and diamond.
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How many atoms are in diamond?
Diamond is composed of individual carbon atoms in a covalent network, so a diamond can in a way be though of as one giant molecule. The number of atoms depends on the size of the diamond. There are about 1022 or ten sextillion atoms for every carat.
How many protons and neutrons does a diamond have?
A diamond is composed of carbon atoms. The atomic number of carbon is 6, so all carbon atoms have 6 protons in their nuclei. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope of carbon. Carbon-11 atoms have 5 neutrons, carbon-12 atoms have 6 neutrons, carbon-13 atoms have 7 neutrons, and carbon-14 atoms have 8 neutrons. Refer to the related links below to see the Wikipedia articles on carbon and diamond.
How many atoms are in a diamond?
a Carbon lattice structure (Carbon Atoms)Diamond is made of carbon atoms.
What type of stone is diamond?
It is an ALLOTROPE of Carbon. Aall the atoms in diamoind are carbon. They way these atoms are arranged, in the Adamantine Structure, gives diamond its hardness. When mined as a stone , it tends to be rounded and lacks any lustre, and grey in colour. It diamiond cutters, who bring the edges and lustre to a diamiond. NB Other allotropes of carbon are Graphite, and Buckminster Fullerene(Footballene). These two allotropes of carbon have a different arrangement of the carbon atoms.
Carbon atoms can bond together to form?
Different arrangements in allotropes like coal, graphite, diamond or buckmisterfullerenes. Also, the arrangement varies across different compounds containing carbons: cyclic and acyclic hydrocarbons, for example.
The carbon atoms in graphite and the carbon atoms in diamond have different?
They have different structures.They are both made up of Carbon (diamond has more Carbon atoms though) but the reason that graphite and diamond are so different in shape, hardness, etc, is due to how it is structured.The carbon atoms themselves are identical, the inter-atom bonding is different.Graphite - carbon atoms bond in flat hexagons that tessellate flat sheets.Diamond - carbon atoms bond in cubes that form a cubic crystal solid.
How can diamond and graphite both be carbon?
This is because the carbon atoms are arranged differently in diamond and graphite. In a diamond, the carbon atoms are in a three dimensional crystal lattice structure. In graphite, the carbon atoms are arranged in a two dimensional sheet.
Are the atoms in the diamond stronger then the one in a graphite?
The carbon atoms that make up diamond are (within certain parameters) no different than the atoms found within the graphite. The strength between the two minerals comes from the structure/organization of the carbon, not the "strength" of atoms.
Why can carbon substances have have very different properties?
That is because Carbon Atoms are formed in different ways!Depending on the arrangement of the carbon atoms, they form different things. For example, carbon can form: Diamond, graphite and coal. They are all made from carbon, but have different arrangement of carbon atoms.
Is diamond 100 percent carbon?
yes, diamond is made of carbon. Diamond is a macromolecule made of many carbon atoms. Each carbon atom is joined to 4 more carbon atoms each. Having each atom of carbon bonded to four other atoms is why diamond is so hard- there are lots of strong chemical bonds to overcome.
How many atoms are in diamond?
Diamond is composed of individual carbon atoms in a covalent network, so a diamond can in a way be though of as one giant molecule. The number of atoms depends on the size of the diamond. There are about 1022 or ten sextillion atoms for every carat.
What gemstone is made up of only carbon atoms?
Diamond is composed of the element carbon.
What is found in diamond and graphite?
Carbon. (C)Carbon is present in both diamond and graphite, both contain carbon atoms but they have different structure means carbon atoms are attach with each other in different manner in both diamond n graphite, in graphite three out of four electrons of outer most shell r attached with other electrons of other carbon atoms and one electron is fee that's why graphite is a good conductor of electricity .
How are diamonds and graphites different and the same?
Different is only the arrangement of atoms in diamond or graphite. Diamond and graphite are allotropic forms of carbon.
How many protons and neutrons does a diamond have?
A diamond is composed of carbon atoms. The atomic number of carbon is 6, so all carbon atoms have 6 protons in their nuclei. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope of carbon. Carbon-11 atoms have 5 neutrons, carbon-12 atoms have 6 neutrons, carbon-13 atoms have 7 neutrons, and carbon-14 atoms have 8 neutrons. Refer to the related links below to see the Wikipedia articles on carbon and diamond.
How many atoms are in a diamond?
a Carbon lattice structure (Carbon Atoms)Diamond is made of carbon atoms.
Why is the mineral diamond so different from the rock coal even though they are both made up of carbon atoms?
most of the properties are different <><><> The crystal pattern of how the carbon atoms are joined to each other is quite different, resulting in different properties.
