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Offline pnacze199204

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Can piranha solution dissolve a diamond?
« on: December 12, 2019, 11:22:59 PM »
It is well known that at room temperature no acid can dissolve a diamond. However, I came across these two interesting videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikQRcePrWVI , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgQf8trgDGY&feature=youtu.be and I wondered if it is actually true what chemistry textbooks contain.
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Offline rolnor

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Re: Can piranha solution dissolve a diamond?
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2019, 09:54:44 AM »
I think what he gets is Caros Acid, persulphuric acid. I know that normal carbon will dissolve in nitric acid, perhaps, given enough time like hundreds of years, nitric acid will also dissolve a diamond?
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