10/11/2009
Burning Diamonds with a Torch, Liquid Oxygen
The PopSci team shows that diamonds "are flammable and will burn brightly with a little help from a torch." However, this demonstration should not be recreated at home, should you have the tools. Continue reading to see why.
Despite its hardness, though, the chemical bonds that hold the carbon atoms in diamond together are actually weaker than those that hold together the other common form of pure carbon, graphite.[via Popsci]
