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Give an equation to show burning of diamonds.


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  • Diamond is one of the allotropes of carbon. It is the hardest known substance on earth.
  • It forms a giant molecule where each carbon atom is surrounded by four other carbon atoms.
  • This network of carbon atom atoms extends in three dimensions and provides a rigid structure.
  • The burning of diamond is represented by the following chemical equation.

C(s)+O2(g)CO2(g)

  • As we know that Diamond is an allotrope of Carbon when it burns in the presence of O2 it will produce CO2.

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