What is the predominant type of interparticle force of attraction in like atoms of carbon in graphite/ diamond
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It's covalent bonding between the carbon atoms.  The whole diamond can be considered one molecule actually because of the ability of carbon atoms to covalently bond to each other.
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The solid phase.  Water is an exception.\nAlso some materials has more than one solid phase, such as carbon which has different structures and therefore different densities for graphic as opposed to diamond.
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Neither. Allotropes are different forms of a pure element.\n\nFor example, both graphite and diamond are pure carbon. They differ in the way the carbon atoms are bonded to each other, which gives them different physical properties.\n\nSince there is only one element present, allotropes cannot be compounds. Since there are not multiple compounds present, allotropes also cannot be mixtures.
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Based on this information, no, a diamond will not spontaneously decompose into graphite. It also does not imply that diamonds will last forever. It only states that diamonds are a better carbon based energy source than graphite.
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The strong force holds quarks together in combinations that make protons and neutrons.  It also holds the protons and neutrons together, but in a more subtle way, because protons and neutrons are color neutral.  This means that protons and neutrons don't have excess color charge (which determines the strength of the strong interaction), and by this logic shouldnt be attracted to each other.  The quarks are not in a point-like configuration, though, so each nucleon has a "dipole" and higher order moments. If you've never heard of this kind of thing, it's the same idea as the electric force holding electrically neutral atoms together to make chemical compounds.\n\nThe differences in mass between atoms and the sum of their particles is a consequence of the strong force... the strong force is not caused by the mass difference.  In fact, atoms above iron have a mass which is larger than the sum of their nucleons, while atoms below iron have mass that is smaller than the the sum of their nucleons.  That's why you can only break large atoms for energetic nuclear fission.
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Mainly H-bonding (intermolecular forces)
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I believe the correct answer is two-fold. First, Carbon is a nonmetal, with very tightly bound electrons, making its intrinsic conduction of electricity rather poor, even under the most ideal of circumstances. Furthermore, semiconductor devices MUST be made of a single crystal, and in this case this would be diamond. I believe it WOULD be possible to make some transistors from diamond, but they would be prohibitively expensive to make, and thus not practical.
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Because a Diamond is made of pure carbon and it has not freely moving electron around inside it. Unlike metal for example. Also Except for most blue diamonds, which are semiconductors, diamonds are good electrical insulators. Blue diamonds owe their semiconductive property to boron impurities, which act as a doping agent and cause p-type semiconductor behavior. Blue diamonds which are not boron-doped, such as those recently recovered from the Argyle diamond mine in Australia that owe their color to an overabundance of hydrogen atoms, are not semiconductors.
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i think combustion standard enthalpy is calculated the same as any reaction. if its just standard H u want then its just products - reactants at standard.\n\nin this case, if you say diamonds H0 is 1.895 then:\n1.895 - 0 (graphite is just carbon in its standard state, right?) = 1.895\n\nthis makes sense since diamonds are highly organized so change in entropy will be very very small meaning with gibs free energy formula\nG = H - TS (delta g, h, s)\nthen in order for G to equal 0, H must = TS...S being very small. T would equal 1.895/very very small S = very high temperature T. and we all know diamonds are only formed under very high temperature and pressures. hope that helps =P
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Here is a model image of a carbon molecule:\nhttp://www.lloydminsterheavyoil.com/carbon.jpg
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The longer the chain the more London Dispersion forces will come into play.  There will be NO dipole-dipole, or forces based on fixed electronegativity.   There will be no hydrogen bonds.  So the only van der Waal force is the London Dispersion force based on the temporary inequality of electrons.\n\nI should mention that as the chain lengthens there are two other things that will effect the mp and bp of the hydrocarbon.  1. The increase molar mass will raise the mp and bp.  And the entanglement of the molecules as they get long will also raise the  mp and bp.
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First of all, I'm not professional of physical. I don't know at all, but Iron and steel are really high permeability, and strongly attract to magnet. Seem like the steel bar would tell you which one rely force electron. I don't think Iron has any thing to do with steel.
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The hardest form of carbon is diamond, but graphite could also be considered hard carbon.
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Intra>>>>>>Forces among atoms of the molecule.\nInter>>>>>>Forces between a molecule and its surrounding molecules.
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Carbon. A diamond is carbon put under a lot of pressure. And haven't you ever heard of somebody drawing with "opaper and carbons"?
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dipole-dipole\nhydrogen bonds\nlondon forces\n\nde nada
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Firstly, pencil lead IS graphite.  O.k, back to your question.  Both graphite and diamond are allotropic forms of carbon- they differ in the spatial arrangement of their molecules a lattice.  In diamond, the carbon atoms are arranged in a regular tetrahedral spatial arrangement, while in graphite, the carbons are arranged in an irregular "stacked" manner.  This structural difference results in different properties of hardness.  Diamond is the hardest substance known, with a Moh's scale reading of 10, while graphite is very soft and has a rating of approximately 1.