Is the volume of 1mol Carbon the same as 1mol of diamond?

Question

if so or not please explain why.

Answer 1

All those who have answered yes are wrong. Although diamond is an allotrope of carbon, one mole of each substance will have the same mass, but will have different structures. The packaging of the structure and the voidage (spaces between) the structure will not be the same. To give an idea look at the density value of carbon (graphite) being (2200kg/m^3) and diamond being 3520kg/m^3. From this we can say that diamond has a more closed structure whilst carbon is more opened.

Answer 2

If by carbon you mean pure carbon, like charcoal or graphite or even barbecue briquettes, then this form of carbon is different than the carbon in diamonds. The element is the same but the geometric arrangemnt of the atoms is very different. So if the densities of these two are different, but they have the same mass, then the volume must be different, since density is m/v.

What would you rather have on your finger, a 1 carat (weight) diamond, or 1 carat of charcoal?

Answer 3

Yes. Diamond is made of carbon. Perhaps you meant 'is the volume of 1 mole of GRAPHITE the same as the volume of 1 mole of diamond'? In that case, the answer is no. The carbon in graphite exists in a less dense arrangement than it does in diamond, so 1 mole of carbon atoms in graphite takes up more space than does the same number of carbon atoms in diamond.

Answer 4

a mole is a standardized unit of 6.022e23 atoms. Atoms are all different sizes. A mole of hydrogen has the same number of atoms as a mole of iron, but they have different molar masses.

since the atoms are different sizes, I would doubt that the volume is the same if the element is different. molarity has to do with number of atoms of a substance and how to mix that in with other things in specific proportions for reactions to occur.

But, since a diamond is carbon arranged in a crystalline structure...yes.

Answer 5

absolutely, yes