Diamond is ultra-hard (higher strength to weight ratio than steel) due to the way the carbon atoms arrange themselves in solid state (i.e. graphite, diamond, amorphous). Diamond is comprised of carbon atoms bonded in the diamond lattice formation, in which every carbon atom is covalently bonded to another, resulting in a very dense atomic configuration. Further, the covalent bond is ultra strong, so diamond being dense and strongly bonded yields a high tensile strength.
No. Diamond is the hardest substance we know of. the only thing harder is other diamonds.
A diamond can only be scratched by another diamond due to its hardness. No other material is hard enough to scratch a diamond.
A diamond can be crushed by a hard blow or impact, as diamonds are strong but not indestructible.
Another diamond is the only substance hard enough to cut diamond.
If you dynamite a diamond -- a foolish experiment at all levels: diamonds are expensive! -- what you'll end up with is lots of smaller diamonds that will be hard to find. You will not be able to 'destroy' a diamond with dynamite.
Yes, diamond is the hardest mineral known.
Diamond's atomic structure makes it the hardest mineral known.
Diamond grinding wheels need to be abrasive so that they can grind the diamond. Diamond is a very hard substance, after all.
Diamond is hardest Diamond cuts glass Glass does not cut diamond
"The Golden Jubilee is the largest faceted diamond in the world, weighing 545.67 carats." It's colour grade is 'fancy yellow-brown'. This diamond is hard because diamond is the hardest mineral on earth.
because many carbon atoms were crushed under many layers of rock for millions of years.
it is really valuable and is one of the hardest materials in the world. it is so hard that they use diamond saws (dont ask me how they made those) to cut diamond in to pieces.
Only Diamond is as hard as diamond, and if their could be any gem stone as hard as diamond then it would definitely be Diamond.
Diamond is the hardest known mineral.
Well it's not as hard as a diamond
well a feather is about one gram, and a diamond is just as hard as a rock and typically weighs less than a gram. A one gram-diamond is five carats, and there are definitely 1/4 carat diamonds and even smaller. So, the answer is a diamond
Some minerals are hard yet some are soft. Talc is the softest mineral as diamond is the hardest mineral. You can look at this on the hardness scale. It goes from one to ten, so talc is one as diamond is ten.