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What is the chemical formula of a diamond?
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Diamond is one form of carbon; the other is graphite. To distinguish them, we write:Diamond: C(s,diamond)Graphite: C(s,graphite)The s stands for solid.Both diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon. There are other exotic allotropes of carbon (graphenes and fullerenes among them) but they are much less common.A diamond consists of a giant three-dimensional network of carbon atoms.
Diamond is one form of carbon; the other is graphite. To distinguish them, we write:
Diamond: C(s,diamond)
Graphite: C(s,graphite)
The s stands for solid.
Both diamond and graphite are allotropes of carbon. There are other exotic allotropes of carbon (graphenes and fullerenes among them) but they are much less common.
A diamond consists of a giant three-dimensional network of carbon atoms.
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