Diamonds are the hardest natural objects. They are also formed of a symmetrical matrix of all carbon molecules. Diamonds can be formed naturally only with great amounts of heat and pressure under the earth for presumably many millions of years.
Diamond is classified as a non-metal because it is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a covalent network structure. Unlike metals, which have free electrons that can move throughout the material, diamond's carbon atoms are held together by strong covalent bonds, making it a non-metal.
No. A pure diamond is carbon, and it is an allotrope of this element in the same way that graphite (pencil lead) is an allotrope of carbon. Thus, diamond is not a metal because carbon is not a metal.
It depends on which non metals you mean. The ability to scratch a material depends on its hardness relative to the material you use to scratch it with. With your nails you can scratch materials softer than your nails, like some plastics and minerals. But nothing can scratch in diamond because it's the hardest material there is, but in turn diamond can scratch all other materials, since they're softer that diamond including all metals and non metals. So although most metals are relatively soft, there are many non metals that are softer that some metals. Trivia: the softest metal is mercury with a hardness of 0 (it's liquid at room temperature) The hardest metal is carbon steel with a hardness of around 8 to 9 The softest mineral is talc with a hardness of 1 The hardest mineral is diamond with a hardness of 10 (a form of pure carbon)
all are non metals
The periodic table consists of different types of elements, including metals (such as iron and copper), non-metals (such as oxygen and sulfur), metalloids (such as silicon and arsenic), noble gases (such as helium and neon), and transitional metals (such as iron and gold).
Diamond,Radium,Graphite
metalloids are different from metals and non metals as they consist the properties of both metals and non metals. but they cannot put under any of the catergories. just a metalloid
there is only one substance that is hard enough to cut through glass and even metals and that is diamond. Most non metals are gases at room temperature and or even a liquid (bromine). The answer is diamond- carbon.-mitch
i want draw a graph which defferate properties of ionic coumpound,metals and non metals
Non-metals are dull (or they are not shiny as metals).
No, some metals (Aluminum and Gold, etc.) are non-magnetic.
metalloids are a cross between metals and nometals, meaning it has properties of BOTH metals and nonmetals.
plastic
metalloids are a cross between metals and nometals, meaning it has properties of BOTH metals and nonmetals.
Diamond is classified as a non-metal because it is composed of carbon atoms arranged in a covalent network structure. Unlike metals, which have free electrons that can move throughout the material, diamond's carbon atoms are held together by strong covalent bonds, making it a non-metal.
Non metals
polar bonds are non metals bonded to non metals and non polar covalent bonds are bonds sharing electrons.....