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Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds

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What makes diamond and graphite two forms of element carbon so different?

Well to be very upfront diamond is very heated and compressed carbon (coal graphite) while graphite is more "pure" carbon than diamonds


Do Graphite and diamonds have the same chemical compositions and different crystalline structures?

Graphite and diamonds have the same chemical composition, which is pure carbon, but their crystalline structures are different. Graphite has a layered structure, while diamonds have a tightly packed, three-dimensional crystal lattice structure. This difference in structure gives them their unique physical properties.


What element is found in diamonds pencils and everywhere on earth?

Carbon is the element found in diamonds, pencils (graphite), and is abundantly present in various forms on Earth.


Which elements are used to make diamonds?

There is only ONE element that makes diamonds. It is Carbon. Carbon has THREE(3) allotropes viz., Diamond, Graphite, and Buckminster Fullerene. An ALLOTROPE is were an element exhibits different physical characteristics.


What is a solid element used in diamonds and graphite?

carbon is in both diamond and graphite along with countless other things like charcoal


Is graphite in diamonds?

No. Both graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon. They have different molecular structures.


How is a graphite different from other allotropes of carbon?

Diamonds, coke, coal, graphite, fullerenes


What is it called when the form of an element has a different molecular structure?

AllotropismThe form of an element having a different molecular structure is a Allotrope. Examples of an Allotrope are diamonds and graphite. An Allotrope is a carbon.


What element is used in the 'lead' in pencils?

carbon: in the form of graphite. Another form is diamonds


What element is name of diamond and graphite?

Both diamonds and graphite are allotropes of carbon.


Are diamonds and graphite both polymorphs of pure silicon?

No, diamonds and graphite are not polymorphs of silicon. Diamonds are a polymorph of carbon, while graphite is also a polymorph of carbon. Silicon does not form diamonds or graphite as polymorphs.


Is lead from our pencils diamonds?

No. They are actually a type of graphite. Diamonds are made of carbon.