Term Name: | diamond |
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Synonyms: | adamas, C, carbon(cF8), Cn, diamant, diamante, diamond |
Definition: | An allotropic form of the element carbon with cubic structure which is thermodynamically stable at pressures above 6 GPa at room temperature and metastable at atmospheric pressure. At low pressures diamond converts rapidly to graphite at temperatures above 1900 K in an inert atmosphere. The chemical bonding between the carbon atoms is covalent with sp(3) hybridization. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:33417] ( EBI ) |