What is the melting point of a diamond?
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2007-03-21 06:02:36 · 3 answers · asked by Prince_Krona 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Diamond melts at 3550 C, making it the highest melting element. See:
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-elements-by-melting-point
Measuring such temperatures is not difficult, it is done through pyrometry by measuring the heat radiated by the material. There is a definite and analytic relation between temperture and radiated heat, derived by Max Planck around 1903.
This same technique is used to measure the temperature of stars up to 20,000 C and of molten steel in foundries.
2007-03-21 14:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by Pretzels 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The melting point of a diamond at atmospheric pressure (1 atm) is approximately 4000 degrees K +/- 200 degrees. This is calculated by thermodynamics because the the intruments used to measure it would melt before the diamond did. This can be calculated by determining the melting point at higher pressures.
2007-03-21 06:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by misoma5 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no idea!!!
2007-03-21 06:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by random yahoo user 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋