March 25, 2024

Burning diamonds

As they say, "Diamonds are forever."

That's what they say, anyway, but chemically it's not remotely true.

Diamonds are just a covalent network of carbon atoms and occasional impurities. Those covalent bonds are fairly easily broken in a combustion reaction at a high enough temperature.

That's why I tried to convince my wife that cubic zirconia was the fare more durable, stable, long-lasting choice to show the permanence of our love.

She wanted a diamond, though.


 

 

 

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