Diamond
Diamond is probably one of the substances that hardly go unnoticed. The jewel had long held its popularity throughout all cultures where its presented itself. It is strong, beautiful, much adorned and greatly appreciated of its profitability and zany structure.
- Diamond wholely consist of one element - carbon , unless it is contaminated but it is the structure in which the atoms are arranged that gives its properties.
- The carbon atoms fit in a tetrahedral construction where each carbon atom bonds with 4 surrounding carbon atoms. This formation replicates many thousand times to create what we know as a diamond.
- The bonding type is covalent. Nonetheless, the substance is strong and has a high melting and boiling point.
The structure is as below :
When diamonds are contaminated by other elements ( most commonly by Nitrogen ), the gem becomes less limpid and would often take a color. This results in diamonds such as the famous Graff Pink.