Diamonds
Diamond is made from carbon, its name comes from the Greek word for indestructible, its the hardest natural substance in the on earth, most diamonds come from Africa, about 26,000 diamonds are mined each year, some diamonds use to finance wars they are called blood diamonds, diamond cutters are very skilled, diamonds are valued to their mass color and cut.
Diamonds structure is very packed, diamond in its purest form is colorless, boron turns it blue and nitrogen turns it yellow.
Diamond is a good heat transfer object, diamond is slowly turning into graphite, a slave originally found it in a mine in India, really big eruptions from volcanoes bring diamonds to the surface
sources: Mocomi.com, sciencekids.co.nz.
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Diamond is made from carbon, its name comes from the Greek word for indestructible, its the hardest natural substance in the on earth, most diamonds come from Africa, about 26,000 diamonds are mined each year, some diamonds use to finance wars they are called blood diamonds, diamond cutters are very skilled, diamonds are valued to their mass color and cut.
Diamonds structure is very packed, diamond in its purest form is colorless, boron turns it blue and nitrogen turns it yellow.
Diamond is a good heat transfer object, diamond is slowly turning into graphite, a slave originally found it in a mine in India, really big eruptions from volcanoes bring diamonds to the surface
sources: Mocomi.com, sciencekids.co.nz.
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Wow i never knew that about diamonds!
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ReplyDeleteI think it's
ReplyDeletecool how such a simple and common element can form the strongest natural material.