17.110 Synthetic diamonds are made under conditions of high temperature (2000 K) and high pressure (1010 Pa; 105 atm) in the presence of catalysts. Car- bon's phase diagram is useful for finding the conditions for formation of natural and syn- thetic diamonds. Along the diamond-graphite line, the two allotropes are in equilibrium. (a) At point A, what is the sign of AH for the formation of dia- Diamond A Liquid Graphite Vapor. mond from graphite? Explain. (b) Which allotrope is denser? Explain. Temperature Pressure

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17.110 Synthetic diamonds are made under conditions of high
temperature (2000 K) and high pressure (1010 Pa; 105 atm) in
the presence of catalysts. Car-
bon's phase diagram is useful
for finding the conditions for
formation of natural and syn-
thetic diamonds. Along the
diamond-graphite line, the two
allotropes are in equilibrium.
(a) At point A, what is the sign
of AH for the formation of dia-
Diamond
A
Liquid
Graphite
Vapor.
mond from graphite? Explain.
(b) Which allotrope is denser?
Explain.
Temperature
Pressure
Transcribed Image Text:17.110 Synthetic diamonds are made under conditions of high temperature (2000 K) and high pressure (1010 Pa; 105 atm) in the presence of catalysts. Car- bon's phase diagram is useful for finding the conditions for formation of natural and syn- thetic diamonds. Along the diamond-graphite line, the two allotropes are in equilibrium. (a) At point A, what is the sign of AH for the formation of dia- Diamond A Liquid Graphite Vapor. mond from graphite? Explain. (b) Which allotrope is denser? Explain. Temperature Pressure
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