Serious answers only please.
2006-06-14 09:26:35 · 9 answers · asked by largegrasseatingmonster 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yup diamonds burn. At 800 degree Celsius.
2006-06-14 10:39:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-11 06:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, burning something is the release of oxygen. So my guess would be no. Well we watched a movie in chemistry where it said that real diamonds are used to cut heavy machinery in very hot conditions and diamonds have to be cut using lasers. As you know diamonds is the hardest substance on earth.
2006-06-14 11:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by missye20032002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, but the melting point of 4440°C (at 12.4 GPa) makes it seem kinda silly to try, doesn't it?
In order to start burning a diamond, you first have to apply enough energy to break the tetrahedral lattice structure, first melting the diamond, then vaporizing it so it can react with oxygen.
2006-06-14 09:37:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically yes, however, since its melting point is so pathetically high, in reality, diamond will never burn.
2006-06-14 11:58:22 · answer #5 · answered by Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they are flammable in oxygenated environments at very high temperatures.
2006-06-19 08:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by Lotus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
diamonds will "burn" (decompose) in liquid oxygen, producing not ash but carbon dioxide
2006-06-14 09:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by tokyo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their combustion temperature is higher than their melting temperature so technically they cannot be burned.
2006-06-14 09:30:02 · answer #8 · answered by cosmo5847060 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can be burned if you drop them down a volcano
2015-06-18 03:25:25 · answer #9 · answered by nw 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋