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How can you distinguish real diamonds from synthetic diamonds?
Natural diamond | Synthetic diamond |
1. Natural diamonds are produced from the carbon deep inside the Earth under high temperature and high pressure via geological processes | 1. Synthetic diamonds are also called as man-made diamonds owing to the fact that they are prepared in labs using various chemicals. |
2. Natural diamonds are rare as it takes earth billions of years to form a natural diamond. | 2. Synthetic diamonds can be found in sufficient amounts as it takes only few weeks to grow them in lab. |
3. Due to the limited supply of natural diamonds, they are costly as compared to synthetic diamonds. | 3. They are less expensive and budget friendly as compared natural ones. |
4. Synthetic diamonds are considered to be environmentally friendly. | 4. They are not environment-friendly. |
5. Natural diamond is heavier than a synthetic one. | 5. They are lighter. |