Candle flame turned out to contain an abundance of diamonds.This is the finding Wuzong Zhou, scientists from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK, published in ChemicalCommunications Journal this month.
This discovery could be said was not planned. Zhou only meet the challenges of his colleagues who said that no one couldknow the compilers of the candle flame.
"Colleagues said other universities, certainly no one knowsconstituent candlelight. I said, I believe science and can explainall, so I tried to find," said Zhou.
The results were surprising. Apparently there are 1.5 milliondiamond nanoparticles in the flame of a candle every second.Diamond particle size is very small. The composition will produceonly 300 000 particles the size of pin heads.
To find the diamond particles, Zhou developed a filter that can separate particles from the center of the flame temperature of1,400 degrees Celsius, and then evaluate it.
In addition to diamonds, candlelight it also contains four differenttypes of carbon compounds, including graphite, carboncompounds of the type commonly used as raw material for the eye pencil.
The discovery of diamonds in candlelight potentially provide a "land" a new mine to get it. Ring or diamond necklace can be made by burning candles later. "Unfortunately, the diamondparticles burn in the process, producing CO2," said Zhou dashedhopes.
However, he said, this discovery will change the way peoplelooked at the candle flame. He said not to worry, maybe laterthere is research that could provide a solution. What is clear, as quoted by the Daily Mail, Zhou will now examine the firebarbeque, whether it also contains a diamond.
The invention as reminiscent of the chemistry lecture by MichaelFaraday in 1860 in England. He said the flame of a candle has a beautiful gold, silver, and diamonds. It is now understood, there is a diamond in the flame.
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