eli5 since diamonds are compressed carbon is it combustible? I don’t think so but why?

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eli5 since diamonds are compressed carbon is it combustible? I don’t think so but why?

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It’s not that the carbon is just compressed, the atoms are arranged in a very stable configuration so it requires a lot of energy to break these bonds and get them to react with oxygen in the air and combust.

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