Question

Michael’s teacher showed him a sample of charcoal dust and a diamond, as seen in the table below. He was very surprised when she told him both substances were made up of carbon. Why do these two forms of carbon look so different?

Answer 1

Diamond are shiny and and clear looking. (Most of them)

Charcoal dust is black and not very shiny.

Answer 2

They are isotopes of each other ,meaning they are made of chemically the same substance but the number of neutrons is different.

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