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Offline ausjulius

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heaviest non metallic substance?
« on: February 15, 2010, 05:32:57 AM »
what is the hardest most dense  non metallic   substance currently available.. ... i am interestin the a substance without a metallic composition..

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Re: heaviest non metallic substance?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 06:15:28 AM »
Just look down at your periodic tables for the highest row nonmetals
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Re: heaviest non metallic substance?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 09:00:25 AM »
well no....
 i did not mean a elemental material,  but any compound  available..

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Re: heaviest non metallic substance?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2010, 11:03:16 AM »
Elements, because of dense packing, are the best choose.
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