What Color is Liquid Carbon at the Atomic Level?

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Liquid carbon exhibits a metallic appearance under sufficient pressure, typically appearing silver-colored. When pressure decreases, liquid carbon transitions to an insulating state, which alters its visual characteristics. The discussion references a paper detailing the phase transitions of carbon, emphasizing the lack of spectral data provided. For further insights, a link to a related blog on phase diagrams is included.

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What color of liquid carbon
 
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Probably white from the heat.
 
is it very bright gray colorless color. ...
 
Here is a paper on the phase transitions solid-liquid-gas for carbon.

Liquid carbon is metallic unless the pressure is too low - then it is an insulator.

The metallic form should appear like most metals: silver colored. They don't provide a spectrum in the paper.

And some further discussion here: http://pchemblog.umwblogs.org/2011/10/30/phase-diagram/
 

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