Would ash-(carbon)-and water work well to clean a diamond,since a diamond is carbon???

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Would ash-(carbon)-and water work well to clean a diamond,since a diamond is carbon???

...tom science

2006-08-21 20:56:02 · 3 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Not exactly because diamond is highly compressed carbon.

It is like having a barn of hay and compress them into the size of a golf ball.

The chemical/ physical properties have completely changed!

2006-08-21 21:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by ET 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not really. Diamond has a complicated three-dimensional structure. It is a polymorph (has the same chemistry) of Graphite, one of the weakest minerals.

2006-08-22 12:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by Amphibolite 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Good old soap and water and a tooth brush. That is all you need

2006-08-22 07:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋