Diamond is an unique material, which can exhibit both negative and positive electron affinities. A clean diamond surface yields a positive electron affinity of around 0.6 eV. In contrast, hydrogenated and hydroxylated diamond surfaces exhibit negative electron affinities of -1.1 and -2.13 eV, respectively. Moreover, halogenated diamond surfaces give positive electron affinities. Hope this will help :-)
No, diamond is not a magnetic material. It is a diamagnetic substance, which means it is repelled by magnets. This is because the electrons in diamond are tightly bound and do not align in a way that would make it magnetic.
Yes, diamond is harder than steel. Diamond is the hardest natural material known, while steel is a strong metal but not as hard as diamond.
A diamond will scratch anything and everything, including another diamond.
When you scratch a diamond against a mirror, the diamond's hardness will typically cause the mirror to scratch instead. Diamond is the hardest natural material, ranking 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness, while glass (of which mirrors are made) ranks around 5.5 on the scale, making it softer than diamond.
Fluorine is the most negative material in the electric series.
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Diamond has an extremely strong covalent bonding between carbon atoms; today diamond is not considered the hardest material, Today the hardest material is Aggregated diamond nanorods.
Water tanks in diamond mining operations are employed to separate mined aggregate material from diamond material.
diamond is the hardest material and if it is sharpened , then it is the sharpest material
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Based on the extreme value potential of any diamond material -- diamond material being usually physically small -- the greatest security threat to mine owners is theft of any raw diamond material.
Under the definition of matter -- anything composed of matter -- then yes, diamond is a material. Its matter happens to be carbon.
Diamond is the strongest material know to man.
No, diamond isn't a porous stone
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Diamond-tipped drills can cut through any material, including diamonds.