Diamond Definition and 108 Threads

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    Diamond has a tetrahdral shape stucture

    Diamond has a tetrahdral shape stucture, an allotrope of carbon with each carbon covalently bonded to 4 others. But what happens at the end Carbon of a diamond?
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    Validity of hrydrogen model for Diamond semiconductors

    Validity of hydrogen model for Diamond semiconductors Hi I've calculated the shallow impurity binding energy for diamond for an experiment I'm doing.. I'm just wondering how valid is hydrogen model for this? We assume that the free electron and donar nucleus can be modeled as a...
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    Solving Baseball Diamond Problem: Need Help!

    Hi. I need some help. A baseball diamond is a 90 foot square. A player approaches 3rd base at a rate of 28 feet per second at the instant he is 30 feet from 3rd base. Find the rate of change of the player's distance from homeplate. So df/dt= 28 But I don't know where to go from here.
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    Can Lightning Shatter a Diamond in the Desert?

    Can lightning break diamond..? :redface:
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    Synthetic vs. Natural Diamonds: Is There a Difference?

    I just viewed a news episode concerning synthetic and natural diamonds. Scientifically, there is no difference. But, according to a certain man (whose name escapes me) who examines the clarity of natural diamonds and makes sure they're ready for sale..., there is a difference--an emotional one...
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    Diamond Computers: Future of Computing? Pros, Cons & More

    I see in an article on computers that because of faster operating speeds and more transistors per chip, the heat generated will be too much for silicon processors to handle thus a need for something that will and they believe man-made diamond based computer chips are the answer. Is this the...
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    What is the speed of light in a diamond

    I have a couple of questions that I need help with. I tried doing the first one but don't know if it is correct. Should the second one be done the same as the first? 1. What is the speed of light in diamond if the index of refraction is 2.42? n=c/v v=3*10^8/2.42 = 1.23*10^8 m/s 2.Given...
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    Why can't we manufacture 'diamond'?

    Why can't we manufacture 'diamond'?
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