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What are the important properties and uses of Diamonds ?

Diamond is the purest allotrope of carbon. In its purest form, diamond is a colourless, lustrous, crystalline solid. Diamonds are usually colored, some are tinged yellow, some blue, brown, green, pink and even black. This colour is due to some impurity. The grey or black variety of diamonds is known as carbonado and bort.

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Who was the first to prepare artificial diamonds?

Moissan in 1886 was the first to prepare artificial diamonds. He heated a mixture of sugar, charcoal and iron in a crucible in an electric furnace. Iron first melted and then began to boil. It dissolved a good deal of carbon.

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