WHAT ARE DIAMONDS? Diamonds are made of carbon, a chemical - TopicsExpress



          

WHAT ARE DIAMONDS? Diamonds are made of carbon, a chemical element. That’s the same stuff that’s in the tip of a pencil. But isn’t carbon soft, not hard? Pencil carbon is so soft that it rubs off on paper. But diamond carbon is so hard it can cut almost anything. In fact, diamonds are the hardest things in nature. What makes the difference? The atoms inside a diamond have a special crystal shape. This makes them very hard. Some diamonds can sparkle brilliantly. Such diamonds are rare. They are precious and valuable, and people wear them as jewelry. But most diamonds are small and contain flaws. These are worth much less.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 04:59:40 +0000

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