2007-06-12 22:56:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
they both r crytalline allotropes of carbon.
2007-06-12 23:03:06 · answer #1 · answered by s0u1 reaver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are both allotropes of Carbon.
Diamond and graphite do not dissolve in common solvents. They cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical or physical means.
The lengths of the carbon-carbon bonds in diamond and graphite have been measured by a technique called x-ray diffraction.
2007-06-13 08:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by onoscity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Graphites are Carbon and so is diamond. The difference is that diamond's molecular structure is much more durable than graphite. Graphite is like a sheet of carbon- very soft while diamonds are like pyramids.
2007-06-13 07:38:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kuan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when compressed for 1000's of years, graphite turns into a diamond
2007-06-13 06:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by vcscallicoat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Chemically both are carbon,
2.Both are allotropes of carbon,
3.Both are made due to covalent bonding in atoms of carbon,
4.Both are crystalline in nature.
5.Both are formed under extreme conditions of heat and temperature, but diamonds take longer.
2007-06-13 11:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are allotropic forms of carbon,since carbon is present in different crystal forms having same chemical properties but different physical properties because they have different number of atoms and different arrangement.
2007-06-13 06:06:04 · answer #6 · answered by abd elmoniem m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Both are allotrophic forms of carbon
2.give CO2 when heated strongly
2007-06-13 07:19:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both forms of carbon.
Doug
2007-06-13 06:01:17 · answer #8 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the are both giant covalent compounds
2007-06-13 06:03:06 · answer #9 · answered by sweetndangry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋