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Re: Jen's Vengance... call for Raven





>Raven... am I not correct in assuming that there IS a chemical difference
>between pencil lead and diamonds?  There must be some result from the
>"pressure and heat causing the carbon atoms to restructure" (thanks
Nicole!)
>that causes the crystalization.  Not that this is my discussion anyway,
just
>wanted your apinion


diamond and graphite are isomers which means they are chemically the same
(carbon) but with different structures.  notice  i said they are chemically
no different, no structurally.


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