When carbon in the form of diamond is burned to produce CO 2 , more heat is

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When carbon in the form of diamond is burned to produce CO2, more heat is given off than when carbon in the form of graphite is burned. What form of carbon is more stable under ordinary conditions? What bearing does this conclusion have on the origin of diamonds?

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The Physical Universe

ISBN: 978-0077862619

16th edition

Authors: Konrad B Krauskopf, Arthur Beiser

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