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Old 12-04-2005, 10:13 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martinguerre
a diamond isn't forever. it has a negative delta g...carbon prefers to be in graphite form more than diamond. over a long enough time, diamonds will crumble into pencil lead.
It may have a negative delta G but that doesn't mean the phase change occurrs on its own.
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