Diamonds and graphite are both pure allotropes of Carbon. How are they different?

August 23rd, 2006

diamonds
Delihlah asked:


a. Diamonds are clear, graphite is grey

b. Diamonds are the hardest mineral known, graphite’s soft enough to leave a line on paper

c. Both A and B
10 pts right answer

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3 Comments

  • 1. Katalex  |  August 25th, 2006 at 1:09 am

    c both a and b

  • 2. emmy_matthews  |  August 25th, 2006 at 12:50 pm

    c

    see wikipedia for more info

  • 3. bravozulu  |  August 26th, 2006 at 2:48 pm

    C but diamonds aren’t always clear and graphite isn’t always gray.


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