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The thing that created it can destroy it. Intense heat can destroy a diamond. Diamond is super compressed allotrope of carbon. Concentrated Sulfuric acid (Oleum) cannot even change graphite from your pencil anyway so Diamond is out of question. Stomach acid is too weak (low molar Hcl). Try maybe Superfluoroantimonic Acid(antimony pentahydrate in a hydrofluoric acid base.)
I good blow with a hardened steel chisel at angles specific to the fractional planes of the crystal lattice will easily shatter a diamond into diamond crystal shards.
Diamonds were cleaved for centuries by this manner, and an amateur could destroy a gem quality diamond easily if not well trained.
You could make a very expensive light from a diamond! Its called a carbon arc lamp.
I don't know that a diamond carbon arc lamp has ever been tested but it would work the same way as a graphite based carbon arc lamp. The carbon would evaporate away into carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and unburnt(sublimation technically) diamond dust.
I wonder if a pink diamond would give off a tinted light! teehee
5 million dollars a carat!
You can heat a diamond with a torch and place it in liquid oxygen it will chemically transform into gases.
One can also use a simple device called a thermal lance. It will easily destroy a diamond.
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What chemical compounds cause the most damage to the atmosphere and wildlife?
You think probable to carbon dioxide, fluorocarbons, etc.
What compounds carry out a chemical reaction?
Practically all chemical compounds can react. Compounds that help chemical reactions are called catalysts.
What are these compounds known as?
Chemical compounds.
Are the chemical formulas the same with coal and diamonds?
No. Diamonds are a pure form of carbon, one of its allotropes. Coal is a complex mixture of carbon, and such things as moisture, hydrocarbons, inorganic compounds and nitrogen and sulfur compounds. The carbon content varies with where and how the coal was formed, and tends to increase with age. The oldest, hardest coals such as anthracite contain over 85% carbon, whilst the youngest, the 'brown' coals or lignite may have as little as 25% carbon.
What is the chemical equation for organic compounds?
Hundreds thousands chemical equations of organic compounds are known !
What chemical compounds cause the most damage to the atmosphere and wildlife?
You think probable to carbon dioxide, fluorocarbons, etc.
What compounds carry out a chemical reaction?
Practically all chemical compounds can react. Compounds that help chemical reactions are called catalysts.
What are these compounds known as?
Chemical compounds.
How do elements relate to compounds?
Chemical compounds are formed from chemical elements.
Are colored chemical compounds that light?
_____ are colored chemical compounds that Osborb light
Compounds in a chemical equation represented by a?
In a chemical reaction compounds are represented by chemical formulas.
IS AlH3 AN ISOMER?
Isomers are chemical compounds which have the same chemical formula while having different chemical structures. AlH3 does not have compounds with different chemical structure. Therefor AlH3 is not an isomer.Isomers are chemical compounds which have the same chemical formula while having different chemical structures. AlH3 does not have compounds with different chemical structure. Therefor AlH3 is not an isomer.
What is the chemical formula of Fanta?
Only chemical compounds have a chemical formula; and Fanta is a mxiture of compounds solved in water.
What is group of chemical compounds that all contain carbon are classified as what?
Organic chemical compounds
How many compounds have the chemical formula C6H14?
the chemical formula C6H14 has 5 compounds
What is formed by the combining of elements or other compounds through chemical reactions?
Chemical compounds are formed by the combining of elements or other compounds through chemical reactions. They are defined as pure chemical substances.
Are the chemical formulas the same with coal and diamonds?
No. Diamonds are a pure form of carbon, one of its allotropes. Coal is a complex mixture of carbon, and such things as moisture, hydrocarbons, inorganic compounds and nitrogen and sulfur compounds. The carbon content varies with where and how the coal was formed, and tends to increase with age. The oldest, hardest coals such as anthracite contain over 85% carbon, whilst the youngest, the 'brown' coals or lignite may have as little as 25% carbon.
